Queen of Fashion: What Marie Antoinette Wore to the Revolution
by Caroline Weber
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Author: Caroline WeberEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2007-10-02
ISBN: 0312427344
Number of pages: 432
Publisher: Picador
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Summary: 5 Stars
An absolutely wonderful book detailing Marie Antoinette's life and style. Whilst fashion is predominatly seen as a frivolous pastime or interest, this book shows of how powerful clothing can be especially within the political world. Marie Antoinette was possibly the earliest woman to 'power dress' for the office and used costume and trends to control and demean the public.
This book begins from the Queen's childhood and engagement to Louis XVI to her death and describes her many fashion choices. From being dressed and stripped infront of aristocratic strangers, causing uproars by refusing to wear corsets to her infamous 'Pouf' hairstyles every style decision she made affected the French public. The 'Pouf' hairstyles helped to stir further anger within the Revolution itself due to France suffering from bad crops, bread shortages and starvation whilst Madam Deficit flounced about Paris with her 3ft high hair caked in flour.
Wonderfully well written, passionate, interesting and crammed full of historical facts and figures.
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