“. . . from her earliest days at Versailles, Marie Antoinette staged a revolt against entrenched court etiquette by turning her clothes and other accoutrements into defiant expressions of autonomy and prestige . . . it is my belief that she identified fashion as a key weapon in her struggle for personal prestige, authority, and sometimes mere survival.” FashionAuthorityClothesSurvivalAutonomyPrestigeWeaponMarie AntoinetteExpressions Book:Queen of Fashion: What Marie Antoinette Wore to the Revolution Source: Queen of Fashion: What Marie Antoinette Wore to the Revolution