Let them eat cake

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This photo from the set of Sofia Coppola’s Marie Antoinette is one of my favorite things. And one doesn’t think about Marie Antoinette without thinking about cake, or at least I don’t. Though I also know that the famous quote…

Will Cotton is best known for his depictions of landscapes composed of sweets, often inhabited by languidly posed female figures. Executed with flawless skill and technique, Cotton’s work is an optical delight and is formally resonant with the influences of seventeenth-century rococo paintings, the nudes of Bouguereau and Cabanel, and the classic American pin-ups of George Petty and Alberto Vargas.

French pastries a la Sofia Coppola

The teenage queen was embraced by France in 1770. Twenty-three years later, she lost her head to the guillotine. (But she never said, "Let them eat cake")

“Let them eat cake” 🎂🎀🩰✨ @sugarmesyd | Instagram

“Let them eat cake” 🎂🎀🩰✨ @sugarmesyd | Instagram

The towering 4ft creation took Amanda MacLeod, 44, from Chelmsford, Essex, six months to make and won her critical acclaim from judges at the UK's largest cake decorating show.

Valentine's day is a day of celebrating love, joy, and the connection between couples. That sounds a lot like weddings, don't ya think?