Cake? Let Them Eat Hot Fashion.
Today I watched Sophia Copolla’s movie Marie Antoinette starring Kirsten Dunst. I heard poor reviews of it, but I absolutely relished watching it because of the period fashion. The clothing and colors were very decadent, and it inspired a new love of gowns at the end of the 1700s.
Watching the movie, I realized I knew nothing about Marie Antoinette, however, outside of her beheading and her supposed “Let them eat cake” comment. Watching period pieces often calls for debate on the historical accuracy of the film, but I think there is a problem in that. Films and books that are works of fiction (not a documentary and not non-fiction) are always interpretation. It is a mistake to try and get a history lesson from them. Instead, I think that you should just sit back and watch it as a story. You can fill in on what “really” happened later.
There is cocaine use in the film, which caused us to wonder, “Was there cocaine use back in the 1700s?”
Watching the film absolutely inspired me to want to learn costuming. That’s how Rebecca Minkoff started.
