.. of Napoleon that we missed before. While Marie Louise (wife #2) was not noteworthy as leading fashion, Josephine was. Marie had people who designed and dressed for her in attempt to have her accepted into French nobility. She was popular, but not because of her clothing; because she was considered to be kind.
(portrait: Marie Louise in 1812 with son Napoleon II, the heir to the throne and King of Rome – who would die in childhood)