Milan 2010
Photography by Jean-François Rémy-Néris
more photos of the exhibit by Phil Thomason
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Monday, June 18, 2012
Napoleon and Fashion
To make women buy more material Napoleon forbade them to wear the same dress more than once to court. Ladies dresses had extra fabric gathered into the back and trains were seen again for evening. Bonaparte also had fireplaces at the Tuileries blocked up so that ladies would wear more clothing.
It is with Napoleon Bonaparte that fashion becomes the first instrument of power.
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