Marie antoinette truly reigned when it came to fashion at court. Oct 02, 2007 in queen of fashion, caroline weber tells of the radical restyling that transformed the young queen into an icon and shaped the future of the nation. Her daring originality was a way for her to share her voice and personality, and her story tells us a great deal about the revolutionary politics that can be found in the history of both. Memoirs of the court of marie antoinette, queen of france, complete being the historic memoirs of madam campan, first lady in waiting to the queen author. What marie antoinette wore to the revolution is somewhat misleading, because this book isnt about fashion in the narrow sense of clothing. Pick up the key ideas in the book with this quick summary. You may copy it, give it away or reuse it under the terms of the project gutenberg license included with this ebook or online at. The only arresting portrait is reproduced in monochrome among the text, and its hard to. Fascinating in its rich detail yet also deeply moving, no other book about the tragic marie antoinette so captures her fatal flair for fashion. Oct, 2006 marie antoinette, which will be shown tonight and tomorrow at the new york film festival and opens next friday, is a thoroughly modern confection, blending insouciance and sophistication. The marie antoinette dress that ignited the slave trade. She requested their majesties to condescend to quit the inner apartments for the grand salon, to receive the princes and all the great officers, who were desirous to do homage to their new sovereigns.
Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. What marie antoinette wore to the revolution ebook. The american writer caroline weber talks to the book show about her book queen of fashion. An historical and moral view of the origin and progress of the french revolution and the effect it has produced in europe. Mar 4, 20 a washington post book world best book of the yearwhen her carriage first crossed over from her native austria into france, fourteenyearold marie antoinett. Her name is associated with the decline in the moral authority of the french monarchy in the closing years of the ancien regime. As a teenager, marie antoinette was taught the political importance. What marie antoinette wore to the revolution 9780312427344 by weber, caroline and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at.
She was born an archduchess of austria and was the penultimate child and youngest daughter of empress maria theresa and francis i, holy roman emperor. What marie antoinette wore to the revolution, ive felt compelled to also read some of the memoirs and first hand accounts of those who knew the king and queen and witnessed the grandeur of the ancien regime and its fall from grace. Marie antoinette books by caroline weber and sena jeter. Apr 16, 2014 caroline weber tells the story of how marie antoinette s clothing choices helped make and unmake her reputation, altering the very course of french history. Why marie antoinettes fashion influence is so enduring. Read queen of fashion by caroline weber for free with a 30 day free trial. This book, queen of fashion, originally caught my eye when the description laid out a biography of ma by basing much of her actions, her rise and fall from power, and her eventual demise through her clothing choices and how clothes in the time of late 1700s france conveyed power, prestige, privilege, and most especially, monarchial control.
What marie antoinette wore to the revolution, once condemned as ruinous to the domestic silk industry, muslin could now be worn as a sign. As a young girl, she is portrayed to have been a spoilt, frivolous girl, not interested in politics at all. The journey by antonia fraser, becoming marie antoinette by juliet grey, the hidden diary of marie a. As caroline weber writes in her book queen of fashion. A witty account of fashion as dynastic high stakes, this rereading of the leadup to the french revolution sees the queen s vestimentary caprices as politically motivated, an illfated approach to her personal disenfranchisement. Marie antoinettes wardrobe book wardrobe books or gazette datours were very common for the royal families of europe. Marie antoinette, queen consort of king louis xvi of france.
Roitfeld explains the 384page edition of cr fashion book was not conceived as a retrospective of the late queens life, but as a contemporary interpretation of if marie antoinette was here today. Queen of fashion approaches the life of marie antoinette by looking at the wardrobe that she was infamous for. With her riding gear, her white furs, her pouf hairstyles, and her intricate ballroom disguises, marie antoinette came to embodygloriously and tragicallyall the extravagance of the monarchy. Its got a lot of the politics of france at that time in there too, and basically the gossip of versailles back in those days, and the daily strifes marie antoinette went through as dauphine. By looking in fascinating detail at what she wore at the very fripperies that caused so many of her. The title queen of fashion was given to her by caroline weber in her book. In her absorbing and rigorously researched account of marie antoinette s life, weber convincingly shows that the history of the queen s wardrobe and the court politics at versailles are inextricably interwoven threads of french history. Her actions during the french revolution contributed to the overthrow of the monarchy in august 1792. Blog archive marieantoinette, queen of fashion girls. What marie antoinette wore to the revolution 2006, is a specialist in eighteenthcentury most of the french literature and their culture.
Caroline weber marie antoinette has always stood as an icon of supreme style, but surprisingly none of her biographers have paid sustained attention to her clothes. Caroline weber tells the story of how marieantoinettes clothing choices helped make and unmake her reputation, altering the very course of french. Marie antoinette sofia coppola new york film festival. What marie antoinette wore to the revolution 2006, is a specialist in eighteenthcentury most. What marie antoinette wore to the revolution telegraph. She was archduchess of austria and queen of france yet regardless of this popular belief she was truly only the lover of king louis xvi of france and navarre. In queen of fashion, caroline weber tells of the radical restyling that transformed the young queen into an icon and shaped the future of the nation. Queen of fashion 2006 reveals the untold ways in which marie antoinette, with her iconoclastic sense of fashion and her rebellious behavior, challenged the status quo of the eighteenthcentury french court. Madame bertin became wealthy thanks to her famous vip client and in turn opened the most chic fashion shop in europe au grand moghol. Samples of fabric was collected in a book which would then be brought before the king or queen for them to choose from. Read unlimited books and audiobooks on the web, ipad, iphone and android. Madame bertin became wealthy thanks to her famous vip client and in turn opened the most chic fashion shop in europe au grand moghol, in 1770 at 1 rue du faubourg st. Her pregnancies had necessitated several months absence from her usual round of gay amusements and she discovered that it was more fun to spend time with her children than it had been to play faro deep into the wee hours of the morning.
A washington post book world best book of the yearwhen her carriage first. In queen of fashion, caroline weber shows how marie antoinette developed her reputation for fashionable excess, and explains through lively, illuminating new research the political controversies that her clothing provoked. This book looks into marie antoinette s life from how she was raised in austria, her early years as a young girl thru all years ending with her brutal death in france. Our private marie antoinettes estate tour will allow you to take the puzzle apart and better understand the life of the most well known queen of france. Wardrobe books or gazette datours were very common for the royal families of europe. Famously known as the eighteenthcentury french queen whose excesses have become legend, marie antoinette was blamed for instigating the french revolution. What marie antoinette wore to the revolution 2006 by.
A thoughtful, lavishly illustrated, and highly readable account of the fabulous french fashion world in the prerevolutionary period this engrossing book chronicles one of the most exciting, controversial, and extravagant periods in the history of fashion. There are descriptions of marie antoinettes luxurious outfits and of the styles she promoted like the rousseauesque country muslin dress, the gaulle. There are some notions that fashion magazines cant seem to shakeand of those, the reigning favorite is her royal highness, marie antoinette. Weber surveys marie antoinettes revolution in dress, covering each phase of the queens tumultuous life, beginning with the young girl, struggling to survive versailless rigid. This was a fascinating and exhaustively researched discussion of how marie antoinette used fashion as a key weapon and a vehicle for communicating during her reign as dauphine and then queen of france in the years preceding the french revolution. Caroline weber not only combines fresh insights with new material, she also has a dazzling style of. Having just finished caroline webers extraordinary book queen of fashion. Never before has the life of marie antoinette been told so intimately and with such authority as in antonia frasers newest work, marie antoinette. What marie antoinette wore to the revolution reprint by weber, caroline isbn. A washington post book world best book of the year when her carriage first crossed over from her native austria into france, fourteenyearold marie. When her carriage first crossed over from her native austria into france. What marie antoinette wore to the revolution, once condemned as ruinous to the domestic silk. In this dazzling new vision of the everfascinating queen, a dynamic young historian reveals how marie antoinettes bold attempts to reshape royal fashion. Marieantoinette was famous for her candycolored costumes and was known as the consummate fashionista and party girl of the late eighteenth century.
She made an enormous sensation each time she appeared, and rose bertin did not come cheap. Weber approaches the queen s life story from a totally unique perspective. Marie antoinette by elisabeth vigee le brun in a dress by rose bertin. Her clothes, her elaborate wigs called which she had to sleep in because they were too elaborate to be redone the next day. In this dazzling new vision of the everfascinating queen, a. Brilliantly written, a work of impeccable scholarship. An excellent account of marie antoinettes sartorial passages very good historical writing about the doomed queen of france who began as a very young austrian princess. Queen of fashion depicts a sadly human woman desperate to signal her allegiance to an increasingly bitter public. Queen of fashion what marie antoinette wore to the revolution on. This is a queen who is consulted by the king concerning problems and affairs in their realm. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read queen of fashion. Queen of fashion is a brilliant refutation of this commonly held view of marie antoinette. Jan 20, 2007 if you love the idea of versailles, marie antoinette, and fashion, then this is the book for you.
Marieantoinette took the reins and kept her headfor. Marie antoinette as queen of france, marie antoinette attracted enough public loathing to ensure the french monarchys downfall. Marieantoinette truly reigned when it came to fashion at court. The history of marie antoinette s costuming preferences can, however, still be gleaned from a variety of other eighteenthcentury materials. Caroline weber when her carriage first crossed over from her native austria into france, fourteenyearold marie antoinette was taken out, stripped naked before an entourage, and dressed in french attire to please the court of her new king. Webers book shows readers a much different picture of a woman who defies tradition and the constraints of court.
What marie antoinette wore to the revolution 9780312427344. Marie antoinettes wardrobe book en 2020 marie antoinette. Famously known as the eighteenthcentury french queen whose excesses have become. Motherhood had been metamorphosing marie antoinette into a more grounded and responsible woman. This book s theme is the way young queen marie antoinette took up pointed, disturbing fashions to give herself a visible autonomy and personal force that tradition didnt provide. That loathing, as caroline weber points out in queen of fashion. One has to ask why so many scholars discuss her today, why so many books are written about her life, and what part she played during a time when women were seen as. Rihanna channels marie antoinette in cr fashion book cnn. Marie antoinette, of course, had several over the years but most have been lost. Rihanna channels marie antoinette in cr fashion book cnn style. Queen of fashion fashion books, paris girl, marie antoinette.
Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Caroline weber deftly details the volatile interplay of fashion and politics during marie antoinette s reign as a sartorial trendsetter. The recently released movie about marie antoinette gives the impression of a childish woman obsessed with spending and looking good. Jul 12, 2017 marie antoinette, the colorful eighteenth century french queen, notorious forever for saying, let them eat cake, certainly lived by the maxim which came to define her, even if its. What marie antoinette wore to the revolution written by caroline weber and published in 2006 by henry holt and company. What marie antoinette wore to the revolution from the worlds largest community of readers. Caroline weber is an author of the book queen of fashion.
The generously illustrated history by weber terror and its discontents posits that the queens fashion obsession wasnt about narcissism and frivolity but selfassertion. University who has written a fascinating biography of marie antoinette titled queen of fashion. In the face of accusations that her extravagant wardrobe and lifestyle were bankrupting the nation, marie antoinette chose to dress more simply and cheaply in taffeta and somber colors. Marie antoinette was born as maria antonia of austria 2 november 1755 16 october 1793. Caroline weber has a brilliant talent for showing both what marie antoinette s wardrobe said about her as a person, a political entity and for what her subjects perceived it as saying. There are descriptions of marie antoinette s luxurious outfits and of the styles she promoted like the rousseauesque country muslin dress, the gaulle. What marie antoinette wore to the revolution ebook written by caroline weber. It is a biography told through wardrobe that captures the. A washington post book world best book of the year. Marie antoinette s name is still recognized today, more than 2 years after this controversial queen was guillotined. Nov 26, 2019 caroline weber is an author of the book queen of fashion. In june 1791, louis xvi and marie antoinette fled paris and headed for the austrian borderwhere, rumor had it, the queens brother, the holy roman emperor, waited with troops ready to invade. What marie antoinette wore to the revolution by caroline weber 4pp, aurum. Marie antoinette simple english wikipedia, the free.
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