Joseph Duplessis
For my final project this year (eeeek!), I have chosen to design a scarf in commemoration of France's last true queen, Marie Antoinette.
Before I began my research, all I knew of her was that she supposedly said "Let them eat cake!". Oh, and all that business with the guillotine. Really, I just liked the idea of doing something French and girly, something a different (for me, anyway). However, within seconds, a world of eighteenth century spin and tabloid style bullying emerged.
Apparently, much of the legend of Marie Antoinette was conceived before she even entered France. She was, at the tender age of fourteen, a human sacrifice to French-Austrian diplomacy. This though made me even more excited by my new project!
I have decided to commemorate not the woman, but the idea; the hyped up image of a powdered lady, gorging herself on confectionery, surrounded by lap dogs and finery. Excess and debauchery are far more enticing than the truth...
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