King of Couture: How Louis XIV Invented Fashion as We Know It – The Atlantic

https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2015/09/the-king-of-couture/402952/

King Louis xiv, the sun king is popular for his long 72 years reign and his magnificent palace in Versailles, 13 km from the capital, Paris. Apparently his majesty was also something of a fashionista and trend setter.