Author Regina Doman kindly gave me permission to use this lovely bridal photo of herself, wearing a gown inspired by Marie-Antoinette. On the sidebar of this blog is the painting of the queen Share
Thursday, November 8, 2007
The Queen Inspires
Author Regina Doman kindly gave me permission to use this lovely bridal photo of herself, wearing a gown inspired by Marie-Antoinette. On the sidebar of this blog is the painting of the queen Share
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...and of course the fishwive accused her of only wearing a chemise...
de Brantigny
Yes, it is sad how the queen was criticized for everything she did, even her most innocent actions.
I can only say this best (in French): tres belle!
That is a beautiful thought...and the dress reflects the moral and spiritual beauty of the Queen.
how lovely!
One last thing, after all is said and done, guess what, the style so caught on that white diaphinous dresses caught on. This style is the one which is most assoociated with the revolutionary period. young women who flaunted the revolutionary regime worn these chemise like dresses and basically dared anyone to approach them. The Queen would not have approved. Dreeses became so filmy that womaen dampened them to make them cling more. A new type of underwaer becme popular which would develop into pantalettes which could be seen under the dress.
Modesty was not a big issue to the Godless.
de Brantigny
The flimsy gowns of the Directoire were so immodest that even Napoleon Bonaparte did not approve. Such garments were nothing like the Queen's gaulle dresses, which were very modest, in spite of what her enemies said.
oh so lovely : )
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