5 Style Lessons Courtesy of Marie Antoinette

16 May 5 Style Lessons Courtesy of Marie Antoinette

Posted at 03:10h in All, Style Lessons by

Here on The City, we are all about cultivating personal style, luckily, we can look to some of our favorite celebrities for a few style lessons.

Guess what, guys?I’m going to Paris. My BFF is doing a semester abroad and my mother and I are going for a week and a half once she’s done to do hoodrat things–kidding, kind-of.I’ve turned into an even bigger francophile. I’m like Carrie right before she went to Paris with The Russian. Remember her saying that some outfits were just dying to be taken to Paris? That’s me. I’m obsessed with all things French: beauty brands, books, and obviously fashion.
I’ve been putting things aside for my ‘Paris pile,’ and surprisingly, Queen of France, Marie Antoinette has influenced a few of my style choices. Who would have guessed that there are five style lessons we can learn from Marie Antoinette.
p.s., I so wish I had Sofia Coppolla’s Marie Antoinette on DVD. Kirsten Dunst is everything in this role.

Break The Rules

Marie Antoinette was the one who introduced daily bathing to the French. She decided that she didn’t want to wear corsets. So, she didn’t. Don’t you admire that?

Bows, Feathers and Glitter! Oh My!

I love that Queen Marie wasn’t afraid to adorn herself in things that made her happy: tons of glitter and feathers all in fun girly colors. Everything about her was decadent. I love it. Don’t you?

Add A Hat

A hat adds such an interesting element to an outfit, wouldn’t you say? I love the dainty ones that Marie was portrayed to have worn. What are your feelings on hats?

Pop Your Color

Doesn’t it seem like Marie Antoinette’s world resembles a box of macarons? Such a lovely combination of colors. Not only in terms of what she wore but what she put on her lips, in her home (castle). Sofia Coppola did such a good job visually with her life. How do you use color?

 

Be Ridiculous

You get one life. One. So, you might as well take a page out of Marie Antoinette’s book and live as lavishly (as your budget allows). Wear what you want to, choose dessert-always, and wear pretty shoes. Why not?

What do you think of Kirsten Dunst as Marie Antoinette? Did you love the movie, too? How about her style?

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