#The Ball at Versailles
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Mini-Reviews: The Doom of Odin, The Ball at Versailles On the Plus Side, The Second Duke's a Charm, and Public Anchovy #1
I very rarely do mini reviews. My main reason is because I love doing in depth reviews. But, in this case, I got very behind with my reviews. I had planned on being caught up by Christmas but then everyone in my family (including myself) got the flu. I was in bed for four days and couldn’t function until yesterday. So, being behind a couple of reviews snowballed into six. But, I am feeling better…
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#Danielle Steel#Jenny L. Howe#Kate Bateman#Mindy Quigley#Mini reviews#On the Plus Side#Public Anchovy 1#Scott Oden#Second Duke&039;s the Charm#The Ball at Versailles#The Doom of Odin
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REVIEW:
THE BALL AT VERSAILLES by Danielle Steel at The Reading Cafe:
'captivating & enchanting'
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I just read a detailed account of the Bal des Ifs and I’d never realised how funny this event was when you don’t focus on Madame de Pompadour. All I was taught at school is that it was the masquerade ball in 1745 where Louis XV first took (public) notice of la Pompadour, but what I didn’t know was that the former royal mistress had recently died so there was a vacancy so to speak, and a lot of noblewomen showed up specifically hoping to catch the King’s attention.
But he came dressed up as a shrub (a yew tree similar to the ones in the royal topiary gardens) along with seven other men in identical costumes, so no one knew for sure which one was the King. People always focus on how Madame de Pompadour recognised the royal shrub and talked to him, but what about the women who didn’t!! History is written by the winners but I want to hear about the women who doggedly danced the minuet with random shrubs hoping this one was the one. My book mentions that a determined noble lady followed a yew tree outside the room on a hunch, only to find that she had bet on the wrong shrub. This is what the shrub costumes looked like by the way, imagine stalking one all over the park of Versailles at night because you think his gait looks kingly and you are an ambitious noblewoman
#findings#this ball was a mess! at one point the versailles bouncers gave up on checking the guests and anyone could walk in so#commoners were going in just to fill their pockets with food from the buffet to sell it on the marketplace the next day#the infanta of spain danced with a masked man who was so knowledgeable about spanish royal gossip she believed him to be#a grandee of spain but he turned out to be a former cook at the spanish court#i need to find a book or a thesis on versailles masquerade balls
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25+ episodes in i have so much to say about rose of versailles as a precursor to utena btw but fr the funniest thing about looking at the relationship between the two shows is that it's straight up not about that. yes a ton of visuals were lifted and yes rov has something to say about gender roles and presentation and inevitable tragedy but it's literally not about that. the fucking peasants are starving
#i cant wait to get to the ball episode in rov everyone talks abt/contrasrs with the rgu night of the ball#the more visual cues utena clearly took from rov the funnier it gets cause its SO NOT ABOUT THAT#like in terms of plot/theme princess tutu has more in common w/ utena but rov is just really really good#rose of versailles#rgu
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Dilara Findikoglu 'Dark Versailles Ball' photographed by Derek Ridgers
#fashion#photography#beauty#dilara findikoglu#fashion styling#fashion designer#marie antoinette#dark versailles#party#androgyny#corset#masquerade ball#makeup art
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intro to my blog?? is that what we’re calling these things?? idk, my friend told me to get tumblr so..
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#rococo#ali project#princess tutu#vampire#takarazuka#shazna#rozen maiden#rose of versailles#visual kei#ball jointed doll#pokemon#gothic lolita#Spotify
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the maid in vfv's so funny because whenever renee is dressing up shes always like "beautiful, mademoiselle" "gorgeous, mademoiselle" "you look stunning, mademoiselle" like are you paid to give compliments ???
#vying for versailles#renée de noailles#wish she had a name. my headcanon is that her name is marie#the maid is literally her manager too#like shes always aware of everything going at versailles#she knows when the ball is when the party is when the play is#love her shes like an agent
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Guests at Dilara Findikoglu's "Dark Versailles" ball (2023)💜
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Beautiful ballgown
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WWW Wednesday: December 20th, 2023
WWW Wednesday is a weekly meme Sam hosts at Taking on a World of Words.
The Three Ws are:
What are you currently reading?
What did you recently finish reading?
What do you think you’ll read next?
Here is what I am currently reading, recently finished, and plan to read from Thursday to Wednesday.
Let me know if you have read or are planning on reading any of these books!!
Happy…
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#Danielle Steel#Jenny L. Howe#meme#On the Plus Side#Reily Garrett#Scott Oden#The Ball at Versailles#The Doom of Odin#Unlikely Justice#WWW Wednesday
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Adeus Akira Toriyama o criador de série Dragon Ball Partiu para o mar das Estrelas: Uma Pequena Homenagem do Blog Lady Oscar ao criador de Goku:
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Someday, I'm going to go the Versailles Fetes Galantes, and I will be only mildly insufferable about it.
#woolly rambles#i finally got properly started on my costume for the 18th c ball i'm going to later this year#so now of course i'm dreaming of going to actual versailles
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I went to a ball at the Palace of Versailles (and made a dress for it!)
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Example of a small transitional formal and loft-style dark wood floor living room design with green walls, a standard fireplace, a stone fireplace and a media wall
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i ordered fabric this morning to make an 18th century bedgown (not used to lie around in bed in, mind, it's for wearing outside), which will be my 3rd 18th century (inspired) piece of clothing I make.
so now I'm starting to think: should I branch out and start making 18th century inspired star trek cosplay and if yes (which I assume it will be) what should I make
#should be work clothes obviously so no big fancy dresses#hate those anyway#I don't want anything to do with those big gowns worn by french royalty or whatever#I don't give a shit about balls at versailles#but workwear and lower class clothing? hell yes#but how to turn that into a starfleet uniform hmmmmmmmm
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