Whilst researching the period, I found that the majority of female fashion contained very rich fabric, and lots of it. This gives all of the clothes a very floaty, floral feel, even if they are just plain pastel colours.
I have taken some images from Nick Foulkes
Dancing Into Battle - A Social History of the Battle of Waterloo.
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| Before Waterloo - Henry Nelson O'Neil |
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| Duchess of Richmond |
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| Singer, Guiseppina Grassini |
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| Juana Smith |
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| Lady Caroline Capel |
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| Lady Caroline Paget |
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| Lady De Lancey |
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| Lady Frances Wedderburn-Webster |
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| Novelist, Fanny Burney |
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The Duchess of Richmond's Ball - Robert A. Hillingford
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| The Village of Waterloo |
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| Waterloo |
Below is the research I carried out on the internet, looking in particular at Napoleonic influences in modern fashion
http://papierblog.papierdoll.net/2006/02/26/milan-fall-fashion-week-dolce-and-gabbana/
http://toofatforfashion.blogspot.co.uk/2006/08/fashion-film-marie-antoinette.html
http://styleex.com/events-the-fashion-of-napoleon-on-appear-in-milan.html
http://www.myfashionlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/kinder-060809.jpg
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