NFCTD reminds me of one of my favourite things (Married to the Sea (http://www.marriedtothesea.com)) on acid (...not one of my favourite things, but whatever).
The lobsters were a bit hard to get through though.
Wow, I just watched Marie Antoinette last night, though, and I was totally psyched (like really!) for the costumes because of the links you'd posted. Favourite is definitely the blue with the red belt, tho I'd love all her Trianon dresses.
My boyfriend (a Robespierre fan) and I had huge discussions about MA - he thinks she's disgusting and deserved having her head whacked off. To be honest, though, if you're raised to be nothing but a breeder and an adornment, and you can't breed if your husband won't get it on with you, what's left? She certainly was a wasteful, gambling party animal - and I think the film does give you that impression, although prettified up - but that's the culture she was born into and life she was brought up to lead. She had so little power - I mean, she's the Queen of France and she has to stand there, naked and shivering, while the ladies in waiting squabble over who gets to put on her chemise - that I can't feel she was responsible for the style of the life she led. She certainly benefited from the extravagant court lifestyle but it's not something she invented or was totally responsible for.
Anyway, just my two cents, this is definitely not my area of history!
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The lobsters were a bit hard to get through though.
Wow, I just watched Marie Antoinette last night, though, and I was totally psyched (like really!) for the costumes because of the links you'd posted. Favourite is definitely the blue with the red belt, tho I'd love all her Trianon dresses.
My boyfriend (a Robespierre fan) and I had huge discussions about MA - he thinks she's disgusting and deserved having her head whacked off. To be honest, though, if you're raised to be nothing but a breeder and an adornment, and you can't breed if your husband won't get it on with you, what's left? She certainly was a wasteful, gambling party animal - and I think the film does give you that impression, although prettified up - but that's the culture she was born into and life she was brought up to lead. She had so little power - I mean, she's the Queen of France and she has to stand there, naked and shivering, while the ladies in waiting squabble over who gets to put on her chemise - that I can't feel she was responsible for the style of the life she led. She certainly benefited from the extravagant court lifestyle but it's not something she invented or was totally responsible for.
Anyway, just my two cents, this is definitely not my area of history!