![]() ![]() But when she became queen, Marie Antoinette rebelled, seeking to establish her own royal style as a way to seduce the public (and distract attention from her failure to conceive).īut she would go too far. When the fourteen-year-old Austrian archduchess first arrived at the Palace of Versailles to become dauphine, rigid tradition governed what she wore, when she wore it, even who put it on her person. ![]() Now, in her sumptuously detailed Queen of Fashion, Caroline Weber tells the story of Marie Antoinette's "Revolution in Dress," which helped make (and unmake) her reputation, altering the very course of French history. But few biographers have paid close attention to her wardrobe's impact. Like Princess Diana and Jacqueline Onassis, Marie Antoinette was an icon of style, a fashion muse, a woman who used clothing to command attention. The dust jacket also has some light wear. Despite being an ex-library book (the library label is affixed to the back endpaper and lower spine), the book shows little indication of use. Queen of Fashion: What Marie Antoinette Wore to the Revolution by Caroline Weber is a 412-page hardcover published in 2006 by Henry Holt and Company and is a stated first edition. ![]()
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