MARIE ANIONETTE MEETS ROCK CHIC// BRIDAL BUYER AWARDS 2010

 

 

RETREAT//

After the birth of her first child, Marie Antoinette craved a simplistic way of life and retreated to a private estate within the palace gardens of Versailles, rebelling against the opulence of the high court.

The gardens of Versailles are an intricate, mathematical creation commissioned by Louis XIV in 1661. The use of solar symbolism through linear perspective and symmetry provide grounding for this garment design.

Dresses from the turn of the 18thCentury influence structurally, yet a sleek silhouette has been favoured over the exaggerated form so typical of the time.

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