At its most extravagant, Marie Antoinette's hair-do was ... in Paris - and the strands are white. The lock is tied with a ribbon and black thread and is curled under glass inside a decorated ...

This silk and leather shoe that belonged to the late French Queen Marie-Antoinette, goes up for auction on Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020. (Image courtesy of Osenat auction house via Courthouse News) PARIS ...

So, we understand that the problem wasn’t Louis and Marie Antoinette buying a necklace — that she didn’t even buy! — but it’s not as black and white as history books tend to tell us.