Marie Antoinette Style
Shaped by the most fashionable queen in history
Shaped by the most fashionable queen in history
A complex fashion icon, Marie Antoinette's timeless appeal is defined by her style, youth and notoriety. Explore the lasting influence of the most fashionable (and ill-fated) queen in history – with over 250 years of design, fashion, film and art.
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Exhibition highlights
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Marie Antoinette, Queen of France, oil painting, by François Hubert Drouais, 1773, Versailles, France -
Armchair, Jean-Baptiste-Claude Sené, almost certainly part of a suite made for Queen Marie-Antoinette's cabinet de toilette at the Palace of Saint-Cloud, Paris, 1788 -
Crystal flask with label ‘Eau de Cologne from the 'Nécessaire de voyage’, belonging to Marie Antoinette -
Slipper belonging to Marie Antoinette, beaded pink silk -
Dress, 'Robe de Style', Jeanne Lanvin, 1922 – 23, Paris, France -
Antonietta, 2005, by Manolo Blahnik -
Bracelet clasps, unknown maker, about 1770, France, gold with brilliant cut diamonds -
The Sutherland Diamonds, necklace, unknown maker -
Kate Moss, Fashion: Sarah Burton for Alexander McQueen, Van Cleef & Arpels, and Julian d'Ys, The Ritz, Paris, 2012, for Vogue US, April 2012 issue -
Portrait of Marie Antoinette, Painters of the cabinet of the King after Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun
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The conservation of Marie Antoinette's chair
The conservation of Marie Antoinette's chair
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Marie Antoinette conservation: revealing the controversial queen's portrait
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Mercy Artois shoe. Designed for Marie Antoinette, 2006 (dir. Sofia Coppola). Manolo Blahnik, London, 2005 © Manolo Blahnik International Limited