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Thursday 4 June 2009

Au bal de Versailles, bis

Three more photos of Versailles ball... The last ones, I promise! You will no doubt recognize the gent's shoes...
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Encore trois photos du bal de Versailles. Après, j'arrête, promis ! Vous aurez reconnu les chaussures de monsieur...

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28 comments:

  1. Laurent4/6/09 00:15

    Pas de problèmes pour ces nouvelles photos ... je ne m'en lasse pas !

    Pour ce qui est de ta question sur l'animation tennis devant l'hôtel de ville je crois bien qu'elle y était déjà samedi mais je n'étais pas à Paris alors on te laisse le bénéfice du doute !

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  2. Chattahoochee Valley Daily4/6/09 00:59

    I have really enjoyed your photos of period clothing.

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  3. That is the chicken4/6/09 01:00

    J'aime beaucoup le photo secondaire...c'est les mains! Ils sont plein de character (don't know the French for that last word!)

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  4. Bob Crowe4/6/09 04:16

    You know, it might be fun to dress up like that if I could wear it to court (legal, not royal).

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  5. Lowell4/6/09 05:08

    Such interesting costumery! But you didn't tell me what you wore to the ball...

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  6. Bergson4/6/09 08:02

    mais on n'aime bien dommage que je n'ai pas de tenue adéquate pour m'y rendre sinon tu m'aurais gardé une place sur ton carnet de bal ?

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  7. cieldequimper4/6/09 08:18

    @Jacob: yes, I did, yesterday...

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  8. VP4/6/09 08:21

    How can I forget a pair of shoes like that!

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  9. cieldequimper4/6/09 08:33

    @ Bergson : si j'y étais allée, bien sûr !

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  10. Keropokman4/6/09 09:27

    After this, they keep these clothing till next year? :-)

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  11. Hilda4/6/09 11:24

    I wouldn't mind at all if you posted more photos of the ball. I absolutely adore the costumes!

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  12. Cezar and Léia4/6/09 12:39

    wow I can not imagine myself wearing these garments!
    But no doubt these costumes are fabulous!
    Cezar

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  13. Leif Hagen4/6/09 14:28

    Bonjour Royal feet! Regal feet! Versailles feet meet French feet! Marie Antoinette feet to meet and greet? How's the heat on the feet? Ball feet, fancy feet, party feet! Your costume ball FEET are a treat! EAGAN daily photo feet greet again from my friendly Minnesota street! Au revoir Cieldequimper feet!

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  14. Halcyon4/6/09 16:13

    J’ai chaud juste en leur regardant ! Même si ces vêtements sont beaux, je suis contente qu’aujourd’hui on puisse porter des jupes courtes, des pantalons et des t-shirts !

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  15. Sharon4/6/09 16:55

    Wonderful! I would love to see this.

    Sharon

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  16. Russ4/6/09 17:43

    Very nice! It'd be fun to wear the clothes. The wigs - not so much. Seems itchy!

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  17. Becky4/6/09 19:40

    I don't mind all the pictures...you've got some great ones and it looks like a fabulous event.

    By the way...I HAVE picnicked at Wildwood Park, and it's great! Not many people go there for some reason, and it's a lovely park. Next time you're here, let's do a picnic together there. :)

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  18. Becky4/6/09 20:48

    I don't think you told me why you know WW so well. Is this home, or is France? Or both? :)

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  19. Emma Bond4/6/09 21:21

    Lovely pictures and some amazing costumes! Could never get enough pictures of this.

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  20. Small City Scenes4/6/09 21:29

    Great costumes--thanks for sharing. I am SOOOO glad nobody dresses that way anymore. I'd be roasting hot. MB

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  21. Lowell4/6/09 22:11

    Oops! I'm very sorry, Ciel - that one slipped by me! Mea culpa!

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  22. Unknown4/6/09 22:15

    Great costumes, once more!
    We will also have a 18th century ball/parade soon celebrating Oeiras anniversary.

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  23. EG CameraGirl4/6/09 22:26

    Those shoes make my smile grow even wider. I think I hear a giggle. OH! It was me who was giggling. ;-)

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  24. Carlos Lorenzo5/6/09 00:10

    Great detail. It is incredible to think people dressed like this. These guys look elegant and the garments seem to be expensive.

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  25. Carraol5/6/09 09:27

    Great captures of the ball, the costumes are really something and looks fancy, I wonder what music was playing in this event.

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  26. elsa5/6/09 09:46

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  27. elsa5/6/09 09:47

    J'ai toujours trouvé qu'au 18ème siècle les gens avaient beaucoup plus de fantaisie quant à leur style vestimentaire. C'était plus coloré que maintenant! Nous nous habillons tristement en général.

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  28. Louis la Vache7/6/09 06:39

    You are probably aware that Louis XIV had Versailles remodeled into what we know today from what was originally a hunting lodge in a swamp. The building architect, Le Vau, and the landscape architect, Le Nôtre, had built Nicolas Fouquet's Vaux-le-Vicomte near Melun. Louis had Fouquet imprisoned but hired Le Vau and Le Nôtre to realize his Versailles dream.

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