Liberty Equality Fashion: The Women Who Styled the French Revolution (Higonnet Anne)(Pevná vazba)

Josphine Bonaparte, future consort of Napolon; Trzia Tallien, the most beautiful woman in Europe; and Juliette Rcamier, muse of intellectuals, cast off the rigid clothing regime of the past. Overcoming forced marriages and imprisonment during the Terror, they became the first self-made fashion celebrities. From one year to the next, the Three Graces led a rebellion against corsets, petticoats, and enormous skirts. Their flowing garments not only embodied freedom for modern women, but also marked the emergence of global capitalism, shopping culture, and the rise of powerful style influencers.

Josphine combined the style of Black women from her Caribbean childhood with garments from India and Kashmir to fuse cultures and bend gender rules. Her best friend and style collaborator, Trzia, celebrated the female body and her own erotic independence. Juliette pioneered a radical
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