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The Rest Is History · 708. The Terror: The Reign of Robespierre (Part 2) · 23 Sep 2026 podcast

one of Robespierre's colleagues in 1793, who is very into this notion of kind of repudiating aristocratic fashion. matched

And this guy says, we now all look like beggars, boots and threadbare clothing, such as our stylish costume. matched

These are the clothes that people in the convention are wearing almost as a kind of uniform. matched

But Robespierre, I mean, for him, it might as well be Versailles, you know, matched

1781 or something. matched

So he loves a powdered wig. matched

He loves an embroidered waistcoat. matched

He loves a waistcoat. matched

Robespierre loves silk stockings. matched

He loves a handsome blue coat. matched

And the thing about the stockings is interesting because, of course, the culotte are the breeches that the aristocracy used to wear at Versailles. matched

to complement the stockings. matched

And so the sans-culottes is people who wear trousers, people who can't afford this style. matched

And as early as 1791, Robespierre had been described by a fellow revolutionary as the general of the sans-culottes. matched

But Robespierre himself, despite being the general of the sans-culottes, matched

He's still wearing culottes. matched

He has them. matched

He's wearing his pantaloons. matched

And so it is striking that the man who, more than anyone else, is associated with sweeping away the old order should affect the fashions of that very order. matched

I mean, it's fascinating from the point of view of personal psychology, but I think it also matters because looking at Robespierre's character and background helps us as well maybe to get a handle on what's going on in the terror because Robespierre is so influential on it. matched

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