Gown from the wardrobe of Madame Lombard Bedaux turns heads at Essex auction
This couture gown, sold for £360 at Sworders (25% buyer’s premium), was once owned by the woman who hosted the wedding of Wallis Simpson and the Duke of Windsor.
The blue and gold silk long robe by Balenciaga belonged to Fern Lombard Bedaux (1892-1972), the da…