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A hatful of horror: the Victorian headwear craze that led to mass slaughter

A hatful of horror: the Victorian headwear craze that led to mass slaughter From the magnificent ostrich plumes worn by Parisian socialites to the stuffed birds that sat atop high-class heads in New York, the fashion for feathered hats peaked in the Victorian era. But, as Malcolm Smith reports, it came at a terrible cost Published: February 12, 2021 at 2:41 pm The jeering Parisian crowds lining the route to the guillotine were all too aware that the plain white, ugly mobcap Marie Antoinette was forced to wear for her execution was designed to mock her excesses. When she had become queen in 1774, she had rebelled against the traditional dress style of the French court, ordering the latest, more provocative styles – including hairpieces topped off with large arrays of feathers – from Rose Bertin, who became a leading French milliner and dressmaker.

French woman in legal battle to retrieve Nazi-looted Pissarro painting

Last modified on Mon 15 Feb 2021 03.50 EST A French woman is being threatened with multi-million-dollar fines by a US court if she continues a legal battle to retrieve a Pissarro painting the Nazis stole from her adoptive father. The legal tussle over La Bergère Rentrant des Moutons (Shepherdess Bringing in Sheep), completed by Camille Pissarro in 1886 and worth an estimated €1.5m (£1.3m), is between Léone-Noëlle Meyer, 81, a former president of the Galeries Lafayette department store, and Oklahoma University’s Fred Jones Jr Museum of Art, which was gifted the painting by a local family. It is currently hanging in Paris’s Musée d’Orsay but is due to return to Oklahoma later this year under an agreement to share the work, which Meyer is contesting.

The 7 Best Exhibitions in the EU

The 7 Best Exhibitions in the EU From Nathalie Du Pasquier in Rome to Susan Philipsz in Berlin, these are the best shows in the Schengen With most European countries still in lockdown, the view from our own windows can be the closest we get to interacting with the outside world these days. Yet, while many museums and galleries remain closed, a wealth of digital programming – complemented by some creative installation solutions – mean we can still continue to enjoy that window onto another world, which art has always provided. Here is a round-up of some of Europe’s best shows.   ‘CC: World’

Why High Heel Sales Are Declining

Image zoom Credit: Arthur Elgort/Conde Nast/Getty I recently opened my closet and was shocked to see so many now-unfamiliar pairs of shoes. There they were, the glorious mix of Michael Kors pumps, David Tate booties, and so many others. It was like looking at an archeological exhibit. The only footwear currently in my rotation pink Nikes and old flats had migrated to the entryway during the pandemic. Looking down at the polka-dot slippers on my feet, it hit me. I d forgotten about my babies: the heels.             Sales of dress shoes, including heels, went down 71% in the second quarter of 2020, according to fashion site

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