Fashion Queen: The Untold Story of Marie Antoinette
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Fashion Queen: The Untold Story of Marie Antoinette
19.99 €
A spoiled aristocrat who, according to legend, advised her subjects to eat cakes when there was no bread? Or perhaps a rebel who defied the traditions of the French monarchy and, against all odds, became a style icon? Or a tragic figure, a victim of circumstance and an innocent victim of the French Revolution?
Fashion journalist Sylvie Le Bras-Chauveau has recreated in meticulous detail the character, emotions, everyday life, and, of course, the wardrobe of Marie Antoinette, for it was her clothing that defined her image, which has remained in history. A little archduchess, a young, wayward dauphine, a newly crowned queen of France, not yet accustomed to her title, a loving mother—as her roles changed, so did her appearance.
In this captivating biography, you'll learn how the Austrian princess transformed French fashion, the secret to her popularity, which remains undiminished today, and discover what it means to be a queen.
"At first, she was joyfully greeted at the Tuileries by Parisians who begged for flowers and ribbons from her hat, while the Parisians marveled at her dignity, simplicity, and care for her children. Then she was booed, trampled, dehumanized—until the very last act of the tragedy, in which her death was turned into a spectacle, immortalized in pink and black... Because the 'little history' of Marie Antoinette's dresses is intimately linked to her personality and inseparable from the 'great history' of France, I invite you to follow her journey from Vienna to the guillotine, following the changes in her wardrobe" (Sylvie Le Bras-Chauveau).
Fashion journalist Sylvie Le Bras-Chauveau has recreated in meticulous detail the character, emotions, everyday life, and, of course, the wardrobe of Marie Antoinette, for it was her clothing that defined her image, which has remained in history. A little archduchess, a young, wayward dauphine, a newly crowned queen of France, not yet accustomed to her title, a loving mother—as her roles changed, so did her appearance.
In this captivating biography, you'll learn how the Austrian princess transformed French fashion, the secret to her popularity, which remains undiminished today, and discover what it means to be a queen.
"At first, she was joyfully greeted at the Tuileries by Parisians who begged for flowers and ribbons from her hat, while the Parisians marveled at her dignity, simplicity, and care for her children. Then she was booed, trampled, dehumanized—until the very last act of the tragedy, in which her death was turned into a spectacle, immortalized in pink and black... Because the 'little history' of Marie Antoinette's dresses is intimately linked to her personality and inseparable from the 'great history' of France, I invite you to follow her journey from Vienna to the guillotine, following the changes in her wardrobe" (Sylvie Le Bras-Chauveau).
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