Fashion and Passion at the Sun King's Versailles

Professor Andrew Lear is a world-renowned expert on sexuality in art and the author of the best-known book on sexuality in Greek vase-painting.  He is the founder of Oscar Wilde Tours, the gay history tour company, and Shady Ladies Tours, the woman's history tour company.

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Learn about the court where couture became haute on this fun and informative 75"  Zoom with Professor Andrew Lear and Edith de Belleville!

<h3>Can't make the live event? Buy a ticket for the recording and enjoy the event in your own time!</h3>Who inspired Fashion Week? Louis XIV Who invented the cat walk—in Versailles? Louis XIVWho invented the fashion magazine? Louis XIV Why are you dying to buy the newest Vuitton, Hermès or Dior bag? Because of Louis XIVWhy did Marilyn Monroe put *French* perfume on her naked body? Because of Louis XIV Why was Carrie Bradshaw so excited when she saw Louboutin shoes? Because of Louis XIVAnd why is the Netflix series Emily in Paris so successful around the world ? Yes... Because of Louis XIV! Come learn about the court where fashion became fashion on the Fashion and Passion tour of the Sun King’s Versailles! Learn about the first great ‘artketing’ campaign and the birth of haute couture, with the first fashion magazine, the first name designers, and the birth of seasonal fashions. And see how Louis XIV used fashion not only to consolidate France’s power but to jumpstart a whole new French economy—and how, despite the Revolution, WWI, and so on, the luxury industries he founded have remained central to the French economy and French identity ever since.<h3>Can't make the live event? Buy a ticket for the recording and enjoy the event in your own time!</h3>

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