What did everyone think?
Louis (or his brother) was the one who set up the etiquette at court, and I could see how people who have been at Versailles for a long time are just used to that being the way things were.I thought it was ok. Comparing it to the Tudors, so far, it is a little darker, pushes the envelope more in terms of shock value. Love the costumes. Saw a documentary that said the courtiers really did have to watch Louis get dressed, go to bed, watch a royal birth etc. Doesn't sound so glamorous and exciting if you think everyone had to stand around for hours and silently watch these things!! I am intrigued enough to keep watching. Glad that creepy dwarf is dead. Like the love/hate dynamic between Louis and Philippe
I love how accurate they are! There were loads of complaints about The Tudors' costuming and how not accurate they were. I'm not mad at the look of the costumes, but the fact that Versailles's costumes were accurate as well as beautiful gives me more of an appreciation for them.Well, my loves, I am super late to the party, but I just binge-watched half of season one and I love this show. The costumes are off the charts, and it's a wonderful escape, and absolutely delicious. Great cast.
Speaking of costumes in Versailles, a scene reminded me of an art exhibit I saw with my parents about the color pink in the history of fashion and when it became considered a "girl's" color.
(That's why I was talking to my dad about the show .)
There was an embroidered pink velvet outfit on display worn by someone at the court of Louis XVI.
I could see that in the show. He and his brother (and especially him!) were in these sumptuous golds and reds - no pink yet! - and all the ladies are in muted colors. (It even said that at the exhibit - women at the time wore blues and grays and men wore suits like these.)