Marie Antoinette Style exhibition book
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'Marie Antoinette' - the very name conjures up a vibrant pastel-coloured world of excess, filled with satin shoes, rustling silks, gravity-defying hairstyles, decadent macarons, delicious intrigue and then, of course, bloody Revolution. This ground-breaking volume first reconstructs the life and style of the captivating yet tragic Marie Antoinette - married at 14, queen at 18 and guillotined at 37 - from the intimate apartments she lived in to the scent she wore, the trends she led and the complexities of French court life. The authors draw on contemporary accounts, interiors, letters, portraits and the tantalisingly few personal possessions that remain, her shoes and fans, and fragments of cloth from her dresses.
But Marie Antoinette has remained influential long beyond her death in 1793. The book uncovers how the ill-fated Queen of France has provided a constant source of inspiration to the worlds of design, fashion, film and decorative arts - from nineteenth-century fancy dress balls to Art Deco illustration, to the couture of John Galliano for Dior and the sumptuous movie by Sofia Coppola. It considers afresh the legacy of a complex and mis-understood figure whose style, youth and notoriety have contributed to her timeless appeal.
"Must be this year’s most sumptuous catalogue" – Laura Cumming, The Observer, 6 Sep 2025
Author/Artist/Designer
Edited by Sarah Grant, forwards by Manolo Blahnik, Sofia Coppola & Antonia FraserPages
304
Dimensions
28 x 27.2 cm (11 x 10.7in)
ISBN
9781838510541
Colour
Black
Pink
Product code
171198p
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Marie Antoinette Style
A complex fashion icon, Marie Antoinette's timeless appeal is defined by her style, youth and notoriety. In the exhibition, explore the lasting influence of the most fashionable (and ill-fated) queen in history – with over 250 years of design, fashion, film and art. In the shop, step into her elegant, pastel-toned world with loungewear, accessories, decor, books and prints.
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