Marie Antoinette

Blog Part Nouveau, or ‘partly new’, delves into fashion history to showcase the inspiration–be it art, photography or design–behind some of today’s bi

Because it's the 220th anniversary of her execution. Too soon?

If anyone can make an adorable cartoon bird sexy it's Phillipe and David Blond of The Blonds. This is the duo that corsets and bedazzles the likes of Beyonce, Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, Christina Aguilera and more after all. For their spring/summer 2014 show, The Blonds have collaborated with Warner Brothers for a Tweety Bird inspired collection. Phillipe and David are calling her the "original blonde." In addition to passing along some exclusive tail-feather-shaking looks with us, David and Phillipe answered all our questions about the collab. Starting with... Tweety Bird? Really?

The Great Gatsby! It's finally happening. And I know this is fashion sacrilege, but boy could I give a hoot. Mostly because I am—please don't hurt me—not a fan of Baz Luhrmann's films. I do, however, love the story and Miuccia Prada, so if it gets great reviews I might see it. Yet whether you're a Baz fanatic, an F. Scott Fitzgerald disciple, or none of the above, it's difficult not to imagine this film having a tremendous effect on what we'll see on the Spring 2014 runways. After all, designers love a Roaring Twenties reference. However, I think the impact may turn out to be minimal, and here's why.

Esquire Magazine's "Sexiest Woman Alive" Mila Kunis had humble (and colorful!) beginnings. Watch her in a 1993 commercial for Lisa Frank. {HuffPo} After a six-season run that ended in 2008, Sasha Pivovarova returns--shot by Steven Meisel--as the face of Prada's 2013 Resort Campaign. {Fashionista Inbox} A pair of Marie Antoinette's slippers were auctioned off for a cool €50,000 (~$65,000) in Paris. {The Telegraph}