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emilyheartscats's review against another edition
3.0
Had to read this for my 'History of Western Dress' class and it was actually pretty good. It was super informative and I learned a lot about Marie Antoinette. It was kind of slow paced and difficult to continue to reading at some points, but overall, a great book for anyone interested in fashion.
caidyn's review against another edition
3.0
3.5
Fashion was a huge thing for Marie Antoinette. I mean, she pioneered quite a bit. Not just the huge hairdos and dresses, but also a simplistic look that she took from the poor around her. Now, I do agree that fashion is very political. You can make a huge statement with it, and it's been used in that way for years upon years. Look at political rhetoric today. You can still see it. "Who are you wearing?" That's the forever question.
However, I side with this: Marie Antoinette just wasn't smart enough to really make a political statement. Sure, she wore things for important events -- like those insane hairdos with ships and stuff on top -- but I don't really think she cared. Is this important news? Yes! Let's do it. I don't really think her conscious thought was to make a statement. She loved looking pretty, and perhaps later when she got a bit more political, which was towards the end of her life, she took more of a thought to it, but not much.
Besides that, a good book. Interesting, even though I know jack about this century's fashion besides what Marie Antoinette did. I do wish there were more pictures of her outfits. For me, the most interesting part was the revolutionary's propaganda pictures. I could read a whole book about that, because they made her fashion political. Not Marie herself.
Fashion was a huge thing for Marie Antoinette. I mean, she pioneered quite a bit. Not just the huge hairdos and dresses, but also a simplistic look that she took from the poor around her. Now, I do agree that fashion is very political. You can make a huge statement with it, and it's been used in that way for years upon years. Look at political rhetoric today. You can still see it. "Who are you wearing?" That's the forever question.
However, I side with this: Marie Antoinette just wasn't smart enough to really make a political statement. Sure, she wore things for important events -- like those insane hairdos with ships and stuff on top -- but I don't really think she cared. Is this important news? Yes! Let's do it. I don't really think her conscious thought was to make a statement. She loved looking pretty, and perhaps later when she got a bit more political, which was towards the end of her life, she took more of a thought to it, but not much.
Besides that, a good book. Interesting, even though I know jack about this century's fashion besides what Marie Antoinette did. I do wish there were more pictures of her outfits. For me, the most interesting part was the revolutionary's propaganda pictures. I could read a whole book about that, because they made her fashion political. Not Marie herself.
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