'W.E.' costume designer Arianne Phillips reveals how she recreated Mrs Simpson's famously lavish taste in fashion for Madonna. Wallis Simpson was "That Woman": a strikingly glamorous and impeccably dressed American adventuress whose attempts to infiltrate English society sparked suspicion, snobbery, ridicule and - ultimately - ostracism. So even a cod psychologist could venture a guess as to what first attracted Madonna to the idea of directing a film about her. For while Madonna might not have prompted a king to abdicate, and the Duchess of Windsor never donned a conical bra and simulated intimate acts on stage with a backing dancer, the two women have a fair bit in common. - - Read more  ...here -- story by Luke Leitch © Telegraph.co.uk