Marie Antoinette Information

Archive for March, 2008

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French Revolution Impact On France

Question: What impact did popular participation haveon the success and failure of the revolution?

“The primary impetus for action during the revolution came from the common people of France, both rural and urban.” Assess the role of san-culottes and peasents in the French Revolution.

Answer: Curtis, it looks as though you need to re-read your textbook and/or class notes on the French Revolution! You'll find the answers to these questions there (we're not going to write your essays for you).
If you don't have the book available, you can start your research here ...

http://chnm.gmu.edu/revolution/

French Revolution

Marie Antoinette Halloween Makeup

Question: Ideas for Marie Antoinette makeup for halloween?

I was just asking for ideas on a marie antoinette look for halloween?
I have a dress similar to the one she used to wear, and i will do a slit throat wound, any other ideas?

Should i do something like this with the mask thing:

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=U-hAcfHDZHM

thanks!

Answer: Hm, I would say that you make sure your lipstick is really really bright red. Have rosy cheeks. Make your face pale.

Or since your going for that dead look, do something like this:

http://cache.gizmodo.com/assets/resources/2006/10/antoinette_wide.jpg

Answer mine?

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20081027113110AAOrwxg

SO#2 Halloween : Marie Antoinette Inspired Look (Re-up)

Marie Antoinette Inspired Clothes

Question: marie antoinette inspired clothing?

that u could wear in public.. like bows and stuff and frilly dresses, also alice in wonderland kind of clothing. just pictures please
its actually winter in australia nmot hot here at all and i ment as in like dress with bows and frills btw

Answer: Here is a website with ideas: http://www.antoinettescloset.com/
There is a yahoo group on the very same here http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dressingmarieantoinette/

BTW It's not winter in Australia. Winter is from June to August.

Marie Antoinette Background

Question: Song in Marie Antoinette?

It’s an opera piece that’s playing while she gets her picture painted with her two kids outside, among other things (it shows a few different scenes while it plays in the background). PLEASE HELP!

Answer: Could be "Tristes Apprets" - Jean Philippe Rameau. Video below. =)

Dustin O'Halloran Opus 23 video

French Revolution Important Events

The 18th Century is the time period between 1700 and 1799 in historical terms. In Halloween terms, it is a wonderful time period because there are so many uncommon costume ideas that can be inspired by this period. So, if you are looking for a good Halloween costume idea, you should have a look at the books that talk about the European history during the 18th century. To gain inspiration for a royalty costume to wear this Halloween, you will just have to take a look a the wearing apparel worn by royalty or aristocracy in European courts, particularly in places like Russia, France and England.

Obviously, there are a lot of different categories of people; whose clothes may inspire you a 18th century Halloween costume, and not only royalty. During this period of time there were bandits coasting across the water and then robbing ships of various fleets blind.

The freebooter lifestyle was recently explored further in “Pirates of the Caribbean” and the sequels that came with it and it is the reason why pirate outfits are very popular today. Since the means of transportation were very modern during the 18th century, the number of travellers increased, which enabled the bandits to live a very profitable period and this also explains that a lot of history books contain images of bandits garb from this specific period of time.

The 1700’s were also the time of revolutions. During this period of time there was the French Revolution and of course the American Revolution that resulted in the birthing of the United States of America. These events bring about the chance of many excellent historically accurate costumes.

You could dress up as a Member of the Commune of Paris, a Founding Father of the United States; or even a Native American like the dissident Dragging Canoe. The historical events that occured during the 1700’s, and particularly the revolutions, should give you lots of ideas for costumes if you are looking to get something done.

Finally, the general dress during that period of time is also something that can give you ideas for Halloween costumes – long jackets, white crops, boots, tricorne for the men and red, white and blue dresses, corsets, umbrellas or powdered wig for the women. Glamour was surely a large part of the daily fashion during this period of time and if you want to relive the 1700’s through your Halloween costume, you should definitely add a strong touch of fantasy.

Doing your best in the planning and design is the best way to make 1700’s Halloween costumes work for you.

Enjoy your Halloween party!

D. Halet is an European history, Holidays and Tarot Cards passionate; she writes articles and creates websites dedicated to these subjects.

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