…Queen of France, was required by her husband, King Louis, to wear complex under structures, voluminous fabric, & French-made “fancy work” (silk, lace, etc.) to promote the french textile industry that was lagging behind England & India.
Even at leisure, Marie wore the finest fabrics & most complex fashions of the Georgian “pre-Regency” era.
(photo: Marie Antoinette 1785 leading fashion that would be called “Georgian” or “Colonial” style in the history books).