Marie Antoinette: The first Royalty's Influencer

It is no secret that Marie Antoinette was a historical and political icon, but above all she was a woman and a fashion icon. For her time, during the reign of her husband Louis XV of France, she was loved by some and hated by others.

The Archduchess of Austria was accused of conspiring against France and of promoting intrigues of all kinds, of satisfying her excessive whims by ruining the country's finances and even of having maintained an incestuous relationship with her son Louis Charles, the dauphin of France.

But why she was so iconic?Her extravagance and elegance were often not the best combination, however we could classify her as "influencer" of her time. Her extravagance and elegance were often not the best combination, however we could classify her as the influence of her time. The sovereign devoted more than three hours to her personal grooming, and, always in agreement with her dressmaker Rose Bertin, she carefully chose her attire according to the occasion. Then she would appear before the court wearing an increasingly sophisticated look that she never repeated. If she did so exceptionally, it was after having ordered some retouching that modified the original model.

We could classify it as the first "Influencer" of fashion in France, and also in Europe. In any case, with robe à la polonaise or à l'anglaise, the queen and her dressmaker, Rose Bertin, like today's influencers, marked courtly fashion. After each public appearance of Marie-Antoinette, the ladies of the court, with more or less dissimulation, were ready to copy the style of the queen, because, as her biographer Hélène Delalex says, "the queen did not follow the fashion, 'was' the fashion"Her dresses were made into miniatures and distributed throughout Europe so that other women could copy the models, only a few weeks after the Queen had worn them.

Marie Antoinette, was also a lover of feathers and poufs became her obsession, each of her wigs and hats were designed exclusively for her.The elegance of their dresses lies in the silks, embroideries and fabrics of each of them created for a special situation. Opulence was synonymous with her name.

His jewelry collection was one of the largest in Europe. Her elegance made many ladies from the continent travel to Paris to see first hand the latest in fashion. Seamstresses and damsels were inspired by her to create outfits.

Maria Antoinette life has been recreated in movies, documentaries and books where he is criticized and admired for his feminine empowerment through fashion but at the same time criticized for his ostentation and exaggeration.

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