Let Them Eat Cake
There is nothing new except what has been forgotten.
-Marie Antoinette
OK. I need to know. Is the periwig actually Fall’s must-have fashion accessory? In the last month, we have featured a disproportionate number of photoshoots with powdered wigs or other hairpieces straight out of the court of the Sun King (Powerful Heads, Antlers Away , The Return of the King). My boyfriend just returned from Vegas with tales of Amadeus-inspired burlesque and Louis XIV inspired boylesque. Ana Locking’s Autumn 2009 models walked the runway in 17th century up-dos. And then. Then Christian Louboutin made these Marie Antoinette heels.
For all that I love my basic black with it’s elegance and simplicity, there is something about the fashions of Versailles that just make me want paste jewels and fluffy sleeves, finger sandwiches and court intriugue. Ah, decadance!
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June 10th, 2009 at 11:27 AM
I adore these.
June 10th, 2009 at 11:53 AM
i adore them too! ^^ & i want those shoes so very, very bad.
June 10th, 2009 at 7:55 PM
I’ve seen that photo before…. but can’t remember where?
Who made the first photo??
June 11th, 2009 at 10:49 AM
I tend toward decadence as well… love this look. That top picture is ridiculously excellent. Are those Oompa Loompas?
June 11th, 2009 at 7:41 PM
The first photo was from the 2008 Lavazza Coffee calendar, actually!
June 12th, 2009 at 4:49 AM
The best thing about that clip is definitely the hidden Converse shoes. So much better than all that kitschy heeled crap.
June 12th, 2009 at 4:30 PM
i just noticed the head & hairpiece! how funny!!
June 28th, 2009 at 7:24 PM
Periwigs are not unwelcome as a trend for those of us who are more folliclly challenged.