Criticized for her excessive lavishness and detachment from the realities of her era, she nevertheless retains a lasting legacy as a muse in art and fashion. Villains turn heroes. I can so much say about nowadays.
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Step up closer and the lavish gloom is a cheap play of light and shadow in the creases of cellophane, flowers are plastic, and fleeting chiffon is a packaging material.
What if the last queen of France lived today…
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Self-portraits shot and styled by Helen Vechurko