How to Create a Decadent Celebration à la Sofia Coppola's 'Marie Antoinette'

Daughter of legendary filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola, Sofia Coppola made her film debut as an infant in her father's acclaimed crime drama, The Godfather (1972). No less iconic, Sofia's movies, as opposed to her dad's, are extremely feminine and defined by nostalgic landscapes, lonely characters, a dry sense of humor, and painterly compositions. Her masterpieces include The Virgin Suicides (1999), Lost in Translation (2003), and the iconic Marie Antoinette (2006), in which the director re-tells the story of the 14-year-old Austrian girl who was shipped off to Versailles in 1770 to marry the future King Louis XVI, Dauphin of France.

With a postmodern twist on the epic historical biopic, Coppola shows the highly complex and controversial character of young Marie Antoinette, played by actress Kirsten Dunst, in all her frivolity and naivety, flaunting colorful and feathery 18th century hairdos and Manolo Blahnik shoes, while indulging in a cornucopia of extravagant pastries and pink cakes paired with ongoing champagne fountains. The young French queen was indeed known for her grand parties and lifestyle—and now that the world is opening up again, we're ready to celebrate in her fashion (with masks and small gatherings, of course).

On Coppola's 50th birthday, L'OFFICIEL shares what you need to create a Marie Antoinette-inspired decadent feast, starting from Sofia Rosé from the Coppola family winery, to Eat Nunchi jelly cakes and Flower Bodega's floral compositions.