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Period costumes and powdered wigs: the "Fêtes Galantes" return to Versailles

AFP, 24 May 2023
Hundreds of people In powdered wigs, feathered tricorns and embroidered dresses attend the Palace of Versailles’ “Fêtes Galantes,” an annual gathering of history, costume and baroque dance lovers. "It's actually absolutely brilliant to have the opportunity to dance in the Hall of Mirrors where history once was, everywhere you touch and everywhere you see, is living history," says one participant.

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