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Louis' desire for magnificence extended to every aspect of his life
路易追求每個方面的恢弘
especially his wardrobe.
尤其是他的衣櫥
He dressed in the finest cloth,
他穿著華服美裳
and expected his courtiers to do likewise.
并希望幕僚們也效仿自己
And when his hair began to recede,
當他的發際線向后退去時
he adopted the fashion for elaborate wigs.
他開始佩戴精致的假發
A half inch of lace on a cuff, a gold or a silver button,
袖口的半英寸花邊 金扣或銀扣
whether your pearl was here on your collar or here.
珍珠戴在頸圈何處
These could mean life and death to the courtiers.
稍有差錯便會讓幕僚們人頭不保
Fashion was hugely important and it was a very important way
時尚極為重要
for the aristocracy to distinguish themselves
也是貴族將自己與平民區分開的
from the ordinary people.
重要途徑
Louis influenced fashion to some extent.
路易某種程度上影響了時尚發展
When he was a young man he dressed quite flamboyantly
他年輕時著裝奢華
lots of cavalier silks and laces and ribbons.
配有大量華貴絲綢 花邊和絲帶
He was a bit on the short side,
他身高不盡如人意[約154cm]
so he introduced a fashion for high-heeled shoes.
便引入了高跟鞋
His mistresses perhaps were more influential on fashion.
他的情婦們可能對時尚影響更大
Madame De Montespan invented various outfits including one,
德·蒙特斯潘夫人發明了多種套裝
the glorious deshabille,
包括華美的便裝
which was a sort of a tunic worn over trousers,
一種遮住褲子的束腰外衣
and she invented this because it was very easy to take off.
她發明此物只因脫衣時更為便捷
Normally a lady's dress required two women to stand behind her
通常 女士脫衣時
to undo all the strings, and of course
需兩名侍女在后協助
Louis was an impatient man, he couldn't be bothered waiting.
路易顯然不夠耐心 不愿等待
So she invented this
所以她的發明
so that he could undress her easily in private.
讓路易自己能夠為她快速脫衣
With so many courtiers now craving his attention,
幕僚們渴望得到路易的青睞
Louis kept them busy by turning
他便將日常安排變為公眾儀式
his daily activities into public rituals.
好讓他們更加忙碌
When he gets up in the morning, that's the royal lever,
他早晨起床時 按照皇家排場
with a great queue of great nobles,
大群顯赫的貴族
who hand him different articles of clothing.
會為他遞上不同的衣飾
At night it's all reversed, it's the royal coucher
晚上則相反
and he takes things off and gives them to nobles.
路易十四脫下衣飾交給貴族
Great nobles would quarrel with one another
貴族們互相爭吵
as to which of them had the right
以求得將襯衫
to hand him his shirt,
遞給國王的權力
because it had to be the person of highest rank in the room.
因為只有頭銜最高的人才可為之
