Incroyables et Merveilleuses

After the fall of Robespierre and the end of the Terror, a wave of relief and of fashion giddiness swept Paris. Young men known as “Les Incroyables“ and their female counterparts “Les Merveilleuses“ rejoiced in adopting a wildly exaggerated look which flouted the social conventions of the time. They were the ultimate dandy set, the golden youth of their time, arrogant and outrageous. (source: ) Music: Menuet L’Indifferente, “Livre des Suittes pour le clavecin“ (attr. Louis Marchand);