Caroline Weber Books
Caroline Weber is a specialist on eighteenth-century French culture. Before she became an associate professor of French and Comparative Literature at Columbia University’s Barnard College, she taught at the University of Pennsylvania and Yale University. Her writing has appeared in Vogue, Bookforum, the Washington Post and the New York Times.
What's Queen of Fashion about?
Queen of Fashion (2006) reveals the untold ways in which Marie Antoinette, with her iconoclastic sense of fashion and her rebellious behavior, challenged the status quo of the eighteenth-century French court. Her daring originality was a way for her to share her voice and personality, and her story tells us a great deal about the revolutionary politics that can be found in the history of both fashion and France.
Who should read Queen of Fashion?
- Fashionistas wanting to know more about the link between power and clothing
- Francophiles obsessed with Marie Antoinette
- History students interested in the French Revolution
Bedtime Biography: Queen of Fashion
What's Bedtime Biography: Queen of Fashion about?
Narrated by Marston York
Music by Federico Coderoni
Queen of Fashion (2006) unveils the untold ways in which Marie Antoinette, with her iconoclastic sense of fashion and rebellious nature, challenged the status quo of 18th century French court. Expressing herself through daring originality, her story reveals a great deal about the revolutionary politics that make up the history of both fashion and France.
Who should read Bedtime Biography: Queen of Fashion?
- Fashionistas wanting to know more about the link between power and clothing
- Francophiles obsessed with Marie Antoinette
- History students interested in the French Revolution