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Marie Antoinette (ADD NEW SECTION BEFORE LEGACY SECTION)

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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

Style and public reception
Due to her royal status as princess and queen, Marie Antoinette consistently dressed in luxurious and expensive clothes and spent exorbitantly on hair and style. When she relocated to France to marry Louis XVI, her style changed dramatically from the fashion of Austria to fit the fashion of France. A number of scholars have argued that 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 nearly everything that she wore. In recent decades Marie Antoinette has been seen as a fashion icon and has inspired fashion designers, celebrities, and others to imitate her styles on and off the runway.

As a member of the French court, Marie Antoinette was expected to adopt any and all customs of the court, including attire and hairstyles. Dresses worn in French court included form-fitting corsets, large hoop skirts, and fabric that had ruffles, lace, jewels, and other decorations. She believed it was incumbent on Marie Antoinette to dress like the French, as it showed her conversion from Austrian to French. Her style would eventually shift as a result of her growth in age and maturity.

'''Marie Antoinette believed that she needed to be seen as entirely French. In addition to the lavish dresses she wore, she believed her hair needed to match the overall look, as it tied the entire ensemble together. Léonard-Alexis Autié, a well-known hairdresser, served as Marie Antoinette’s hairdresser for a period of time. He created Marie Antoinette’s elaborately styled hair, which included jewels, feathers, and other embellishments.  The height of her hair was a force to be reckoned with as it reached new highs as a result of the intricate construction. Soon, the majority of noblewomen in France wanted to imitate Marie Antoinette’s hairstyle, no matter the expense.'''

Her style quickly shifted once she gave birth to her first child because she did not feel the need to wear lavish and luxurious clothes. 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 embellishments and decorations. 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 judgment. People in the French court blamed her for France’s deficit because of her excessive spending on materialistic objects, such as dresses, shoes, and hairstyles. Given her limited political power, her style was one of the few things that Marie Antoinette could control in her life and she continued to wear what she liked, despite the opinions of others.

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