Versailles: The Original Hype House...of Horrible Hygiene

Girl On Top: ShallonXO by Shallon Lester

Oct 30, 202500:23:54Society & Culture

Before influencer mansions or Instagram clout, there was Louis XIV’s palace, Versailles — the world’s first Hype House. And spoiler: it reeked. In this episode, Shallon Lester unpacks how The Sun King used glamour, gossi...

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