Napoleon & the Empire of Fashion: 1795-1815

A sumptuously illustrated and richly detailed catalog of enormous appeal toanyone interested in fashion, lifestyle, the history of costume and appliedarts. Thanks to a prestigious private collection, this book explains howfrom the Napoleonic era onwards, the clothing of men, women and childrenacquired a social, cultural, and economic importance it had never hadbefore in the history of the Western world. From this moment on, we mayrightly talk about fashion in the sense we understand it today. Dressevolved year after year. It reflected historical and political events,industrial advances and technical development, influences of the arts andculture, and the taste of the rich and powerful.This unique catalogpresents more than 100 perfectly preserved and restored articles ofclothing, including day dresses, bridal and evening gowns, embroideredslips and petticoats, shawls and cloaks, men's jackets and topcoats,walking sticks, and scarves and collars, all teamed with shoes, handbags,hats, and costume jewelry.