MARIE ANTOINETTE’S BOW

On the figure of Marie Antoinette, the bow is an emblem, a symbol of a century that adopted opulence as an artistic identity. Between powdered silks and pastel tones, it adorns without hiding, relieving the weight of the crown with the lightness of a whim. It’s the gesture that transforms power into play, etiquette into elation. In Sofia Coppola’s film, it reappears multiplied by roses, by sky blues, by creams. As if each knot reminds us that – under the dictatorship of the corset – the breath of a young woman playing at being queen still beats. The bow is her mask and her shield. Her pastime and her condemnation. Behind her candour beats a rebellious soul that will find its way to salvation in excess.