A typical morning in the life of Marie Antoinette at Versailles

One of the things that interested me most while making this video was how Marie Antoinette’s clothing was never just about beauty or decoration. At Versailles, dresses, hairstyles, jewels, and even the act of getting dressed were part of a much larger world of etiquette, visibility, and judgment. If you want to understand that side of her life in more depth, I recommend the book Queen of Fashion: What Marie Antoinette Wore to the Revolution, by Caroline Weber. I like it because it looks at fashion not as something shallow, but as a way to understand Marie Antoinette’s identity, her public image, and the criticism that followed her. Link to the book: https://amzn.to/4uUEEWz