Incroyables et Merveilleuses

After the fall of Robespierre and the end of the Terror, a wave of relief and of fashion giddiness swept Paris.
Young men known as "Les Incroyables" and their female counterparts "Les Merveilleuses" rejoiced in adopting a wildly exaggerated look which flouted the social conventions of the time. They were the ultimate dandy set, the golden youth of their time, arrogant and outrageous. (source: villageantiques.ch)

Music: Menuet L'Indifferente, "Livre des Suittes pour le clavecin" (attr. Louis Marchand); Mario Martinoli, harpsichord

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