This chapter examines the influential life of Léonard Autié, focusing on his role as a hairdresser in the court of Marie Antoinette. It discusses the extravagant hairstyles he created, their societal impact, and the mixed reactions they elicited amidst the political climate of 18th century France.
This 2017 episode was originally a two-parter about Marie Antoinette's hairdresser, Léonard Autié. Léonard set the styles of France during King Louis XVI's reign, and his story and his fate was tied to that of the nobility.
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