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Queen of Fashion: What Marie Antoinette Wore to the Revolution
Caroline Weber · 2006 · 432 pages
An intriguing new study of the doomed queen examines the various stages in Marie Antoinette's life from the perspective of the fashions that she popularized, from her struggle to adapt to the rigid traditions of French royal glamour as a young girl to the often extreme costumes she developed to project an image of power. Reprint. 25,000 first printing.
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Sheryl Sandberg
“I can’t list my favorite authors without including my college roommate Caroline Weber. I love her books because I hear about them from start to finish — with the many ups and downs that go into publishing. Much of what she writes is for the comp lit crowd — not tech execs — but she is always willing to explain passages to me. In 2007, she published the brilliant and fun Queen of Fashion: What Marie Antoinette Wore to the Revolution. There are few books that I have enjoyed as much. And while I admit I’m biased, it’s not just me — The Washington Post Book World named it one of the best books of the year.”↗