A functional 18th century fashion trend


Who knew this fashion trend served a greater purpose?



"In summer this [Palais Royal] was a favorite resort after the theatre; the women used to carry huge bouquets which, in combination with the perfumed powder they put on their hair, rendered the air most fragrant."

Imbert de Saint-Amand, and Thomas Sergeant Perry. 1891. Marie Antoinette and the end of the old régime. New York: Scribner's Sons. 

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