What could be the perfect finish to a wonderful weekend?
Why, Marie Antoinette of course!
I had brought a suitcase full of Marie Antoinette-inspired clothing and accessories for a morning photo shoot with my fellow blogger, Emily and Maggie. We scoured our closets as well as Emily’s sewing room for some interesting pieces to layer: vintage prom dresses, flouncy skirts, gold ribbon, antique brooches, massive feathers, and even my mom’s 90s bridesmaid heels. After three hours of coordinating outfits, powdering our hair excessively in the shower, and applying a week’s worth of blush onto our pancaked faces, we were ready to frolic and fan 18th century style.
Emily was “Pastry Marie”, and I was “Garden Marie." Maggie’s haute red dress was ideal for Madame du Barry, Louis XVI’s notorious mistress. We popped bottles of sparkling cider in the sun, feasted on grapes, and sprawled across our fantasy French countryside. It was truly liberating –a lavishly lackadaisical reverie of a queen’s life. All we needed was Sofia Coppola’s nod of approval, and we were there.
On a humorous note, a senior citizen on his afternoon jog whipped out his
Iphone and started snapping pictures of our shoot. A modern Marie would declare that every queen needs her paparazzi peasants!
Photos courtesy of Debbie and Emily Sewell
these pictures are magical. thats all I got to say.
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