Episode 38: Marie Antoinette with Special Guest Belle from Silhouettes: A Fashion History Podcast

How gorgeous is Sofia Coppola’s delicious, vibes-filled Marie Antoinette? So gorgeous that we brought on a special guest, Belle, the host of Silhouettes: The Fashion History Podcast, to discuss.

In addition to Belle’s deep expertise around the era, we discuss Kirsten Dunst’s perfection, the meta-level brilliance of Sofia’s cast (who better to play Louis XV than Rip Torn, a madcap actor with a secret family?), how Marie Antoinette created cottage-core, wigs, and the nightmarish ennui of the mid-aughts. Also, what is the appropriate way to correct the reproductive techniques of a king? 

Marie Antoinette was written and directed by Sofia Coppola, and stars Kirsten Dunst as Marie Antoinette, Jason Schwartzman as Louis XVI, Rip Torn as Louis XV, Steve Coogan as Ambassador Mercy, Judy Davis as Comtesse de Noailles, Asia Argento as Comtesse du Barry, Rose Byrne as Duchesse de Polignac, Marianne Faithfull as Empress Maria Theresa, Jamie Dornan as Count Axel Fersen, and a blink-and-you-miss-him baby Tom Hardy, who already exudes star power.

 

Sources: 

Silhouettes: A Fashion History Podcast: https://linktr.ee/silhouettespodcast?utm_source=linktree_profile_share&ltsid=5495ec93-ea02-430a-b1d1-c54895893449 

Marie Antoinette: The Journey by Antonia Fraser.

Marie-Therese, Child of Terror by Susan Nagel.

Marie Antoinette's Head: The Royal Hairdresser, the Queen, and the Revolution by Will Bashor.

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