Marie Antoinette’s fashion is iconic to this day. But how did she go from frumpy Austrian Archduchess to the reigning Queen of Couture? Three people were behind Marie Antoinette’s fashion transformation. Meet Rose Bertin, Léonard Autié, and Jean-Louis Fargeon. Rose was the Minister of Fashion, Léonard the hairdresser, and Jean-Louis the perfumer and cosmetics purveyor. Tune in!

Fashion Victims: Dress at the Court of Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette by Kimberley Chrisman-Campbell - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/21945057-fashion-victims

Marie Antoinette's Head: The Royal Hairdresser, the Queen, and the Revolution by Will Bashor - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17572143-marie-antoinette-s-head

A Scented Palace: The Secret History of Marie Antoinette's Perfumer by Elisabeth de Faydeau - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/214919.A_Scented_Palace

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