Queen of Fashion: What Marie Antoinette Wore to the Revolution, (Paperback)

from ngelina

Really good but ultimately very sad. Excellent scholarship.

from alkeith

This book is so very good for anyone who wants to know more of a fair side to Marie Antoinette's life and behavior before the French Revolution. Simply excellent look at those whom The French Queen thought were her friends. Too, she was a beautiful child left so out of her mother's care and inter...

from kiravk

Rarely does a biography focus on the wardrobe of a historical figure, but Caroline Weber delivers all the details on the doomed queen's "fashion revolution." Ironically, the extravagant diamonds, sumptuous gowns, and innovative hairstyles that made la Austrienne famous ultimately contributed to h...

from AzureMountain

I loved the research this author did into costume and women of the period - Marie Anionette most notably as the focus of the book - used fashion and costume to express themselves when other methods were not have been available to them. The cheeky title I hope will draw others into reading this bo...

from kjsheeha

Very good- reads like a novel. Read in November 2006.