So the newest Napoleon movie was shit, but it did highlight one aspect of Napoleon's character that doeant get enough love.
Which was that the man knew how to dress.
In an age where the damn black and white penguin dress is what western men are stuck with as the only acceptable proper kind of clothing(thanks prince of Wales) its sometimes hard to believe there was a time when respected, malr western fashion could be colorful, snazzy and visually appealing.
And Napoleon certainly knew how to dress to inspire his troops, generally withouth going so far into bling that he made it look gaudy, like a lot of his contemporaries.
Which brings us to his biggest fashion disaster. His coeonation outfits.
Like... Why? He usually dressed great, but then for your coronation, arguably the most important symbolic moment of his life, Napoleon threw away absolutely everything he knew about making himself look good, abandoning the French fashion, he himself had played a huge role in making, in favor of trying to dress like europe's kings had dressed a century or two before.
Like, imagine you're napoleon, and in an ultimate power statement, during your own coronation, rather than be crowned by the pope, you took it from his hands and crowned yourself... And you did it, dressed like this.
No wonder even his own troops, who loved him thought he looked absolutely ridiculous and out of touch.
Oh, and speaking of his crown, look at this thing! It looks spindly, and overly detailed, yet withouth anything that makes it look regal.
THIS was the crown Napoleon envisioned to represent the French Empire, the masters of europe. This dinky little thing.
It honestly looks like a budget crown, where he needed a crown asap with a limited budget and material, and so this thing was slapped together for his coronation.
Just compare it to the british crown of the time, which yes, has it's own problems(that arc could easily have been trimmed down so it looked much better) but it has an identity, regalness, and looks like it belongs on the head of a mighty, and prestigious monarch, as opposed to Napoleon's crown.