Alexander Blok - Verses about the Beautiful Lady, tr by Boris Jakim

Diamond Necklace originally made for Madame Du Barry, the mistress of Louis XIV. When she did not purchase it, Marie Antoinette was accused of buying it even though she did not.

‘Bed of roses’ by Bandhana Rai - Jan 2015

‘Loulou’ heart-shaped metal sunglasses by Saint Laurent 

Count Dracula’s Great Love (1973) dir. Javier Aguirre

Rumi, from The Privileged Lovers, tr. by Fereydoun Kia

In the privacy of her domain, Marie Antoinette creates a parallel court in her own orbit, with a relaxed etiquette and courtiers chosen by affinity rather than birth. But in keeping the court at a distance, Marie Antoinette is closing herself in. The Petit Trianon and its garden becomes a world in itself…

Chanel | Spring 1995 | Runway Swarovski Embellished Body Chain Belt

https://www.instagram.com/p/CEPY4LylXxZ/

— Gustave Flaubert. Madame Bovary 

i gotta get better…

Keukenhof Castle, South Holland