Marie Antionette never made this arrogant suggestion, it was her aunt that said it.
When you look this good you can have your cake and eat it too! The newspapers weren't going to report what she said but they would report on what she wore!Marie may not have been a favorite of French peasants but she certainly changed fashion forever.. But consider this, she was escorted to France with fifty-seven carriages, one hundred seventeen footmen, and three hundred horses at the impressionable age of fourteen, the example of extravagance was set immediately. Also, it was very good advice.