![]() ![]() She wielded an incredible power because of this persona she both celebrated it and resented the burden of it," according to Pataki. They wept before her as if she were some patron saint. "Women wore gowns inspired by Sisi, they styled their hair in braids a la Sisi. "Sisi maintained her beauty rigorously, leaning on it like a prop in an otherwise incomprehensible existence," Pataki said.ĭespite her internal battles, Sisi became somewhat of a role model for women of the time. ![]() With the unfamiliarity that her new life brought, the young empress clung hard to the one thing she could rely on: her beauty. Though her obsession with maintaining her appearance may come across as egotistic, it was her own feelings of insecurity that led her to grow her hair to the floor or exercise (think hiking or horseback riding) to the point of utter exhaustion. But the struggles she faced with her leap into stardom also made her relatable and endearing. A disapproving mother-in-law and dwindling love life with her husband only made her transition from schoolgirl to empress at the ripe age of fifteen even more difficult. Timid and overtly self-conscious, in a sense, Sisi is the champion of all women. ![]()
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