share this!
Monthly Archives: October 2010
Even More Costumes! Send yours along!
It’s Halloween! I hope your day is filled with treats not tricks. We’re putting Marie’s advice column on hold today as we post more and more costumes and ideas for people going out tonight. Big hair and big fun from … Continue reading
Posted in appearance, costume, costume inspiration, Covet this!, Dress and style, Dressing as a modern Marie, Fashion, halloween, halloween, makeup, makeup, marie-antoinette, masquerade, Modern Maries, readers' costumes, WWMAD
Tagged 18th century dress, hair, halloween, halloween costume, makeup, makeup tutorial, marie antoinette, marie antoinette halloween, powdered hair, readers' costumes
Leave a comment
Marie and the Day of the Dead!
Marie’s gruesome death has defined her for some and inspired others. Here’s another art piece — this one in honor of Halloween.
Posted in Buy Me!, Covet this!, death, halloween
Tagged 18th Century France, art, Buy Me!, Covet Me!, marie antoinette
Leave a comment
More Marie Costumes, Still time to send yours
As promised, I’m posting awesome Marie Antoinette costumes today. Take a look and send in yours. From a MetroMix Halloween Costume contest (You can still vote!) From the photostream of Twitterer @lauravogel From Twitterer @camboquick And this awesome Marie makeup … Continue reading
Posted in appearance, costume, Dress and style, Dressing as a modern Marie, Fashion, halloween, halloween, makeup, makeup, marie-antoinette, masquerade, Modern Maries, readers' costumes
Tagged makeup, marie antoinette, marie antoinette costume, marie antoinette costume ideas, marie antoinette halloween, reader costume, sephora, video tutorial
2 Comments
Halloween Marie: Send me your photos!
It’s go time and you’re likely running about putting the finishing touches on your costumes. Once you’re picture perfect, send me a photo and I’ll post it on the site. I just got one from reader Lady Cat Head, and … Continue reading
Marie Antoinette Movie, Illustrations and more
It’s Friday and the only thing better than the weekend is cool links to cool new things. Illustrations inspired by Antoinette (and others) from Illustrations a la Mode A potential Marie Antoinette movie — this one with brunette Eva Green? … Continue reading
Posted in WWMAD
Leave a comment
Wanted: Your Marie Costume Photos
Halloween is just around the corner and I know that many of you are putting together very unique, very beautiful and very amazing Marie Antoinette costumes (or, in some cases, Georgiana of Devonshire). I’d love to see them and post … Continue reading
Posted in costume, costume inspiration, dress code, halloween, halloween, marie-antoinette, masquerade, Modern Maries, WWMAD
Tagged Fashion, halloween, makeup tutorial, marie antoinette, marie antoinette costume, marie antoinette halloween, Modern Marie, powdered hair, what would marie antoinette do, WWMAD
8 Comments
WWMAD: A queen saves a joke for later
In this Sunday series, Marie Antoinette answers questions about love and life. To have your own question answered, send it along to whatwouldmarieantoinettedo at gmail dot com. Your highness, I’m absolutely mortified. While at a party my friends and I … Continue reading
Watch the Opera Marie Watched
Operatic tragedies don’t typically have sequels. It’s not impossible, it’s just that it gets harder as as the main characters die. Not so with Iphigenie en Tauride which was actually a sequel to Iphigenie en Aulide. Tragic endings were not … Continue reading
Posted in gluck, marie-antoinette, Metropolitan Opera, Music, music, opera, Washington National Opera, WWMAD
Tagged Iphigenie en Tauride, kennedy center, marie antoinette, music, New York, opera, tickets, washington d.c.
4 Comments
Let them send cards! And hang Halloween art!
Don’t forget: there’s still time to celebrate a Happy Halloween Marie-style. Hang this gothic, big-eyed Marie for your party decor (from Strangeling on Etsy): Or send a card (Isn’t sending Marie, sending the very best?) Try this adorable masquerade Marie … Continue reading
Posted in art, Buy Me!, Covet this!, Crafting Marie, halloween, halloween, Invitations, marie-antoinette, Modern Maries, Trinkets, WWMAD
Tagged card, crafting, etsy, halloween, marie antoinette
2 Comments
What to say when you can’t believe you need to say anything
Every Sunday, Marie Antoinette, the once and always Queen of France, answers questions on love, life and etiquette. If you have your own question for the queen, please write to whatwouldmarieantoinettedo at gmail dot com. Dear hearts, Last week one … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Modern Maries, WWMAD
Tagged Advice, Life at Court, lifestyle, marie antoinette, rude people, tips, what would marie antoinette do
Leave a comment
