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Classy Girls Wear Pearls: Bringing Empress Sisi Back to Life

As Published on Classy Girls Wear Pearls by Sarah Vickers:

Empress Sisi & Emperor Franz Joseph
Photos by Sara Kerens, Creative & Art Direction Lacy Lynch Graphic Design by Caroline Crawford.

Right after the new year Kiel and I drove to New York to partake in a promotional Meet the Hapsburgs photo shoot for The Accidental Empress by Allison Pataki. It was an opportunity that we couldn’t resist! I enjoyed the unique experience of dressing up like nineteenth century royalty. Kiel took on the role of Franz Joseph, Emperor of the Austro-Hungarian empire. I portrayed Duchess Helene of Bavaria and Camille Birkhead made a stunning Empress Sisi. (How gorgeous was her hair?!) The photos were fittingly shot at the luxurious Waldorf Astoria and St. Paul’s Chapel in New York City.

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