Marie Antoinette, Queen of Fashion

Most people think Marie Antoinette as a very naive and childlike queen. Before I got to know her, I did too think her as a mindless woman. But while I researched her life and read about her, I was drawn to her and feel sympathetic of her.
She lived mediocre childhood until most of her siblings died of smallpox. She was almost sold to France and become the Duphaine of France because of political reason. She had no voice in her marriage and in France.
14 year old Marie Antoinette tried to act her best and wished to win France people's hearts but she could not. She was not loved by her husband either.
Because of her lack of education, she could not possibly excel in political matters. So she chose fashion.
To stay on the top of the fashion, she encouraged other woman to copy her style and even sold her dresses. Her hairstyle, costumes and makeups became the most wanted fashion style in France and then France began to recognize her.
She wanted people to recognize her as a Queen of France, not just an innocent Austrian woman.
It is very sad to think that all the struggles she had to go over to be visible and notable. She gained some respects with her fashion and enjoyed it.