Fashion is My Muse

Photo from Quilts of Provence by Kathryn Berenson Although recycling fashion is currently in vogue, this practice is hardly new. In the eigh...

The hats in the 18th century, particularly those of 1770-1780, were eye-popping confections. Anything and everything could be used to embell...

Before I fell down the rabbit hole and decided to host a Mad Tea Party , I had other plans for my blog. But I think I've fallen in love ...

I should probably write a book about Rose Bertin because I still have so much more to write about her. But today I thought I'd treat my ...

At the zenith of her success as a marchand de modes, Rose Bertin worked with over 120 different suppliers, including hat makers, hosiers, la...

La Galerie des modes: Fashion Plate mentioning Rose Bertin Rose Bertin's association with Marie Antoinette reached its zenith in the in ...

In October 1773, marchande des modes Rose Bertin set up her boutique called " The Grand Mogol " on the fashionable rue Saint-Hono...

Paris has been the center of fashion since Louis XIV, the Sun King, recognized the symbolism inherent in his sartorial splendor. At the top...

I popped into the Patricia Harris Costume and Textile Gallery at the Royal Ontario Museum and was stunned to see that Marie Antoinette'...

The strict rules for admission of women to eighteenth-century French court required a woman to prove a title of nobility reaching back to 1...

At the height of her glamour (prior to the birth of her first child), Marie Antoinette spent a fortune on clothes, accessories and pouf hair...

Is this really Marie Antoinette's dress as the Royal Ontario Museum claims? In my view, the bodice is altogether too plain and the ne...

This magnificent dress is believed to have been worn by Marie Antoinette in 1780 or thereabouts. It is known to have come from Rose Bertin ...

Marie Antoinette Dress, back view (copyright of Assouline, NY) I saw the dress today. It was utterly breath-taking! A truly magnificent c...