HEADLINE: Emerging from the Terror: The Birth of Revolutionary Style GUEST AUTHOR: Anne Higonnet SUMMARY: Professor Anne Higonnet discusses how the end of the Reign of Terror in 1794 precipitated a radical shift in French fashion. Teresia Tallien, emergin
Season 8, Episode 336, Jan 19, 02:21 AM
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HEADLINE: Emerging from the Terror: The Birth of Revolutionary Style GUEST AUTHOR: Anne Higonnet
SUMMARY: Professor Anne Higonnet discusses how the end of the Reign of Terror in 1794 precipitated a radical shift in French fashion. Teresia Tallien, emerging from prison in a simple garment, transformed her "prison garb" into a symbol of survival and chic, abandoning the corsets and silks of the aristocracy for flowing lines. Joined by Rose de Beauharnais (the future Josephine) and Juliette Récamier, these women—known as "The Graces"—utilized style as a tool for social and political advancement. Higonnet argues that while men controlled the violence, these women revolutionized the culture, turning their trauma into a liberating aesthetic.
1796 JOSEPHINE
SUMMARY: Professor Anne Higonnet discusses how the end of the Reign of Terror in 1794 precipitated a radical shift in French fashion. Teresia Tallien, emerging from prison in a simple garment, transformed her "prison garb" into a symbol of survival and chic, abandoning the corsets and silks of the aristocracy for flowing lines. Joined by Rose de Beauharnais (the future Josephine) and Juliette Récamier, these women—known as "The Graces"—utilized style as a tool for social and political advancement. Higonnet argues that while men controlled the violence, these women revolutionized the culture, turning their trauma into a liberating aesthetic.
1796 JOSEPHINE