Until the taking of the Bastille [(1789)], Paris fashion had come from Versailles. Versailles was the acme of all elegance. It was fashion itself, and it was said that Mademoiselle Rose Bertin [...] used to go there overnight to find the ideas which Paris would adopt the following day.

Under the Revolution, fashion would become democratised and common property. Everyone had the power in turn to wield its tyranny, and in the anarchy of taste over which Madame Tallien reigned without governing, individual initiative and coquetry succeeded the omnipotence of the example of Court. Thus, only just set free, fashion reverted to the Greek and Roman period, [and even so far back as before Christ.]

To describe fashion as being in a state of chaos at this period, is only to put it mildly. Fashions were made, lost, remade, and lost again within the space of a few days.

Very into the French Revolution as of now.
Being that I am a nerd for history I just can't get enough of it.

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Character© Niku