PoorMarie Antoinette . Trouble did seem to follow her , fairly or not . view the " let them eat cake " proclamation , the nance ’s so-called response after hear that poor Parisians had no dinero . While now there ’s serious doubt that Marie Antoinette ever really said those word , the statement ’s long been trot out to demonstrate her supposed lack of concern for France’ssuffering masses . The nickname she pull in in France does seem legitimate , though : " Madame Deficit , " for her willingness to throw money at whatever she picture [ source : Durant ] .
It ’s hard out there for a primping dauphine , in other word , and Marie Antoinette probably did n’t make it easier on herself . But when it came to the " scandal " her wedding dress caused , she was n’t to blame . wayward to her reputation for frivolity and lush spending , Marie Antoinette did nothing to further this pocket-size gossip .
First , let ’s establish that Marie Antoinette was force to act the part of the decadent royal , to a certain extent . When she first made her agency from Austria to tie Louis XVI , she was re - dressed at the edge of France to look like a French Lord . Namely , she was preen , powdered , wigged and outfitted to the munificent expectation of the motor lodge [ source : Weber ] . The object lesson was clear : You ’re in France now , lady . represent the part .
Her wedding gear ( tire just days later ) was no dissimilar . She was outfitted with an tremendous white and silver dress , decorated with clumps of white baseball diamond to show her prestige [ source : Weber ] . Although — like most of Marie Antoinette ’s wardrobe — the dress no longer subsist , it seemed to suit a king , gauge by verbal description of its wide pannier articulatio coxae and striking silver color . There was just one small job .
It was , in fact , small . misestimate her measurements , the seamstress had constructed the nightie so that it did not fit the Modern dauphine . No matter how tightly they tried to cinch the organic structure of the dress , it did n’t the right way cover the lace and shift poking out from the back , which meant there was a strange opening between the rows of diamonds .
There was little to do about it , however , since she was somewhat much obligated to walk out of the door that minute , and there were n’t swaths of pretty silver cloth around to fix the spread .
But all ’s well that terminate well , correct ? Uh , perhaps in the short - term sense that she did get married . Not so much in the foresighted term . It take Marie Antoinette and Louis seven eld to consummate their marriage ceremony , and the story terminate with her head chop up off . So permit ’s give Marie Antoinette a piddling credit where we can : It was jolly darn brave of her to meet the crew of snooty courtier , frock half - done , on her wedding day .
