Anyone that knows me well knows I have always been fascinated by Marie Antoinette. A tragic and misunderstood figure, doomed to fail, Marie Antoinette had a most delightful fashion sense with a long lasting impact on style. I won't bore you with historical details since others have already blazed that trail leaps and bounds beyond what I could write here. Book recommendations on the subject are:
I have a few Marie Antoinette related odds and ends I've collected over the years however my prized possession are eight dinner plates from the Queen's table, no doubt looted during the revolution. They were purchased at auction by my great grandmother and were given to me while in high school. I've had the good sense to securely stash them off site all these years...I just don't feel adult enough to house them at Chez Fox.
Behold the loveliness:
I am beyond excited for my upcoming trip to France so that I can finally visit Versailles...
xx
JDF
"Courage! I have shown it for years; think you I shall lose it at the moment when my sufferings are to end?”
- Marie Antoinette
Marie Antoinette by Antonia Frasier
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Queen of Fashion by Caroline Weber
I have a few Marie Antoinette related odds and ends I've collected over the years however my prized possession are eight dinner plates from the Queen's table, no doubt looted during the revolution. They were purchased at auction by my great grandmother and were given to me while in high school. I've had the good sense to securely stash them off site all these years...I just don't feel adult enough to house them at Chez Fox.
Behold the loveliness:
I am beyond excited for my upcoming trip to France so that I can finally visit Versailles...
xx
JDF
"Courage! I have shown it for years; think you I shall lose it at the moment when my sufferings are to end?”
- Marie Antoinette