Let Them Eat Cake

15 Dec 2009 4 Comments

by barbedlotus in Finds, Gift Guides, Rambling

Although there has never been any evidence that Marie Antoinette said “Let them eat cake” in response to the bread shortages caused by famine during her reign, the phrase and her image have been inseparable.  The saying first appeared in The Confessions of Jean-Jacques Rousseau, which was written when Marie was about 13 and only referred to a great princess as saying it, so I think if it wasn’t made up it must have been a predecessor. Either way the style of Antoinette and her husband’s court still holds a fascination and is the definition of lavishness.

Let This Button Eat Cake – $1

Feminine Flask – $60

French Ribbon – $6

Marie Antoinette Art Collage Gift Tag – $6.50

The Pearls of Versailles Mask – $150

Marie Antoinette Vintage Charm Bracelet – $47

18th Century Inspired Gown – $1,999.95

Antoinette Beaded Peridot Choker – $60

Marie Antoinette Pillow – $34

Knit Marie Antoinette Doll Pattern – $6

Let Them Eat Cake Shirt – $18

Marie Antoinette Love Letter Tags – $12

Her Majesty Pendant – $32

Marie Antoinette Queen Crown – $25

Marie Antoinette Canvas Pouch – $3.50

Pink Marie Antoinette Olive Oil Soap – $5

Marie Antoinette Wedding Topper – $119

Marie Print – $60

Marie Antoinette Bookmarks – $6

Beaded Fingerless Glove Cuffs – $250

Marie Antoinette Designer Fabric Block – $3.99

The Etsy artists featured in this guide are:

Joosycardco, justbedesigns, Thesteampunktrunk, underthenightmoon, PreciousPastimes, vintagebella, anticatreasures, audreypongracz, beanforest, AmyGaines, AntoinettesAtelier, PacoandLupe, RUPiperDesigns, LaCamelot, sweetruin, sherrifairy, GimmCat, TheFrenchNestCo, PaintedByRenee, kimberlyklinedesign, and amadalebel

Tomorrow’s guide: Bark or Bite?