Respecting the dictates of her husband to “wear more”, under Josephine’s inspiration, came the same “Empire” waistline (named for her), but now made from luxurious fabrics with real gold threads, ermine capes, & elaborate ornamentation that would lead into the next more complex fashion eras of the late Regency.
(portrait: also not Josephine, but the Queen of Sweden in 1810.. wearing Josephine’s fashion. Below is Josephine in full Court Dress)
