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Marie Antoinette (ADD NEW SECTION BETWEEN...)

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Evolution of Marie Antoinette’s fashion/hair:


 * 5 new main points of interests
 * Gaudy make-up and extravagant dresses
 * Flamboyant hair styles
 * Toned down and natural look
 * Reception of her looks and styles
 * How these looks are now seen in today’s society

Fashion, Hair, and Public Reception[ edit]
As a young princess and queen, Marie Antoinette was dressed in luxurious and highly expensive clothes. When she relocated to France to marry the Louis XVI, her style changed dramatically from the fashion of Austria to fit the fashion of France. Marie Antoinette used fashion as a way to express herself. From gaudy and flamboyant dresses and hairstyles to natural and earth-toned looks, Marie Antoinette faced harsh criticism for anything that she wore. In today’s society, Marie Antoinette is seen as a fashion icon and has inspired many fashion designers to imitate her styles on the runway.

As a member of French court, Marie Antoinette was expected to adopt any and all customs of the court, including attire and hairstyles. Dresses that were worn in French court included form-fitting corsets, large hoop skirts, and fabric that had ruffles, lace, jewels, and other trimmings. The dressed were accompanied with hairstyles that were embellished with more jewels and other embellishments. This was the style that Marie Antoinette was supposed to get accustomed to, but she decided to take this style one step further. Her dresses became more extravagant.

In addition to Marie Antoinette’s lavish dresses, her hair needed to match the overall look as well. Léonard-Alexis Autié, a well-known hairdresser, was Marie Antoinette’s hairdresser, for a period of time. He created Marie Antoinette’s elaborately styled hair, that included garlands, feathers, and other embellishments. The height of her hair was also a force to be reckoned with as it reached new highs. Soon, majority of noble women in France wanted to imitate Marie Antoinette’s hairstyle, no matter the expense.

As years went by, Marie Antoinette continued with her ostentatious styles. Her style quickly shifted once she gave birth to her first child. Marie Antoinette abandoned the glitzy dresses and gaudy hairstyles and opted for a more natural look. She wore simple and plain dresses instead of huge dresses with the hoop skirt and embellishments. Her hairstyles followed suit. They were natural and did not include intricate decoration or height. Léonard-Alexis Autié suggested that she cut her hair as a symbol of her maturity.

All of Marie Antoinette’s fashion choices were met with great disdain, scrutiny, and judgement. People at French court blamed her for France’s deficit because of her excessive spending on materialistic objects, such as dresses, shoes, and hairstyles. Fashion was one of the few things that Mare Antoinette could control in her life and she continued to wear what she liked, despite the opinions of others.

In today’s society, Marie Antoinette