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“... She is​ the queen of excess, who teaches us the lessons of history with shepherdess costumes and lace ruffles. Marie-Antoinette, consort to Louis XVI of France, frolicked her way to revolution and death by guillotine. Her blithe irresponsibility is on display at the V&A (until 22 March) and in the accompanying catalogue, which captures the show’s aesthetic appeal ...”

“... or killed because of what they do or do not wear, clothes may be a matter of life or death. Anne Higonnet’s new book is somewhat belied by its subtitle, which plays to the idea of fashion as accessory to the mainstream of history. ‘Styled’ suggests that her subjects hovered on the edge of the revolution, adding a cockade here and ...”

“... they didn’t get enough praise for their work. He was, in the words of Morisot’s biographer Anne Higonnet, ‘loyal but aimless’; he was also happy to assist with the practicality of exhibitions when she was too busy painting. Family life and motherhood did not overtake or interrupt her art. On the contrary: she claimed them as her subject ...”