Queen of Fashion: What Marie Antoinette Wore to the Revolution
by Caroline Weber
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Author: Caroline WeberEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2006-09-19
ISBN: 0805079491
Number of pages: 432
Publisher: Henry Holt and Co.
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Book Review: A curious counterpoint to Antonia Fraser's biography
Summary: 5 Stars
This book should definitely be read after one reads Antonia Fraser's "Marie Antoniette: A Journey." This is not a definitive biography, nor does it claim to be. However, it looks at the ill-fated queen in a unique and textual way- through the clothing choices she made at every juncture in her tenure as Dauphine, and later Queen of France.
Weber analyzes everything from color to fabric, hair to corsets in this impeccably researched work. She makes the reader conscious of the UNCONSCIOUS messages we send in our clothing, making one rethink the social consequences of an "I'm with Stupid" T-shirt. Making the satorial social and back again, Weber looks at the way in which Marie Antoniette affected her public and the rebellion she was able to mount without saying a word.
Obviously interest in this book will be high due to the Kirsten Dunst movie. However, this book gave me more of a sympathy for the queen who was thrust into the public eye in France and the decisions made by her and for her. It gave me a different picture of a rebellious queen that I couldn't find in the film. A great read for anyone interested in fashion, Marie Antoniette, and the French Revolution.
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