Index Card #13

http://www.curledup.com/queenoff.htm

Summary: This article was sort of like a review. It talked about the movies that was about Marie Antoinette's life and a book about her life. She sparked the revolution that destroyed the royal family and how she was a mindless party girl. She was married to Louis XVI to make an alliance with France. She was stripped naked in front of strangers and all her possessions were returned to her homland, even her little pet dog. This moment sets the tone on how she would never have a single momment of privacy again. Louis XVI was a shy young husband and was not ready to procreate. Later on Marie finds friends in a castle and learns that clothing ing France stated who you were, what station you or your family held, and swayed those around you. Marie became a fashion trendsetter as she tried out new styles, color, and fabrics. Maria used fashion to speak out as an individual, show support for various causes, or to show a political stand.

Index Card #12

http://www.slate.com/id/2151858/

Summary: Marie Antoinetter's main job was to produce an heir. She had her first child after 8 and a half years fruitless years. After her fourth child the queen stated to focus more on clothing than gambling and partying late. She didn't invent fashion. She promoted radical new ones through her public persona, in the modern, celebrity-culture way. This is why we like her today instead of despising her as the last century did.