The BBC/Canal+ TV series Marie Antoinette (2022-) has finally returned for season 2! We wrote several reviews of season one, focusing on the costumes as well as the hair and wigs. The first three episodes of season 2 are available via PBS Masterpiece, and they feature the return of the same cast from season one, including Emilia Schüle as the famed French queen. Season two focuses on the Diamond Necklace Affair, beginning in the early 1780s, and just as for season one, I’ve been entertained by the story so far. As an added bonus, while they’re still not perfect, the costumes feel more historically accurate, and many of the WTFrock elements have disappeared.
According to news reports, Marie Frémont continues to design season two’s costumes, although I can’t tell if Madeline Fontaine is also still involved as she was in season one. According to an interview with Frémont, “every piece for the 30 first main characters are made bespoke in our workshop” and supplemented by rentals from costume houses (All In The Details: Making ‘Marie Antoinette’ Season 2 Costumes Dazzle).
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