I made Marie Antoinette's Scandalous Summer Dress || Sewing an 18th Century Chemise a la Reine

The chemise a la reine was an absolute PR nightmare for Marie Antoinette when it first premiered in 1783 at the Salon in Paris. That didn't stop it from becoming the most popular gown for the next few years. I decided to make my own, based on an extant at the Musee de Toile de Jouy in France. In this video, I talk about the history of this gown, as well as make my own, including making hundreds of embroidered sprigs for the fabric. I always get asked this: the yellow dress I’m wearing is from Linennaive.com ! Links about the chemise a la reine and it's problematic past: Pt 1: https://www.instagram.com/p/CB0d8OvgqIJ/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Pt 2: https://www.instagram.com/p/CCBS5HygShW/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Pt 3: https://www.instagram.com/p/CCLM8P9gEib/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Pt 4: https://www.instagram.com/p/CCUzbwiAMwc/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Other links: https://www.euppublishing.com/doi/abs/10.3366/cost.2018.0069 http://slaveryandremembrance.org/articles/article/?id=A0111#:~:text=The%20slave%20system%20in%20Saint,Africans%20carried%20to%20North%20America). Researching the chemise a la reine: https://fabricnfiction.com/2019/08/05/chemise-a-la-reine/ https://clothingtextiles.ualberta.ca/dhe_chemise-dress/ A Stitch in Time episode 6: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fN4RQiYPSqM Fabrics for Chemise a la reines: htts://www.vaune.com/product/swiss-voile-white/ https://www.renaissancefabrics.net/product/cotton-lawn-white/ https://burnleyandtrowbridge.com/