NeilW
A Fixture
Double posting this as it seems that more people use this forum than the thematically organised 'Uniform Reference' one (https://www.planetfigure.com/categories/uniform-reference.129/).
This site is a great one for detailed refs for all those bits'n'pieces that are rather vague on the usual uniform pics. Mainly repro/reenactment items but most are modelled on the real thing and give a good idea of how the items actually looked and were worn (eg, anyone whose seen real uniforms will be struck by just how close fitted some were, eg dolmans and sleeves generally: the site mentions this).
https://en.empirecostume.com/
eg: sabretache: https://en.empirecostume.com/sabretache-empire-c140.htm
boots, boots, boots (including how those buckles worked): https://en.empirecostume.com/boots-shoes-and-buckles-c148.htm
dolmans/pelisses: https://en.empirecostume.com/pelisses-dolmans-husars-c370.htm
the bigwigs: https://en.empirecostume.com/field-marshalls-generals-and-dignitaries-first-empire-c484.htm
and the big yin hi'self: https://en.empirecostume.com/napoleon-jackets-and-coats-c483.htm
Of course the best source has got to be the real deal at the Invalades' Musee de L'Armee, a great place to visit but lousy for photos. Their website is OK but doesn't seem to have a full photocatalogue and I've yet to suss out how to narrow down the searches other than just 'uniforme/1792-1871' and that misses out a lot of what they actually have on display... anybody know of a better source ref this?
https://www.musee-armee.fr/collections.html
https://basedescollections.musee-armee.fr/search/31746bf3-01d6-419c-879f-d48c18c0e9f9
This site is a great one for detailed refs for all those bits'n'pieces that are rather vague on the usual uniform pics. Mainly repro/reenactment items but most are modelled on the real thing and give a good idea of how the items actually looked and were worn (eg, anyone whose seen real uniforms will be struck by just how close fitted some were, eg dolmans and sleeves generally: the site mentions this).
https://en.empirecostume.com/
eg: sabretache: https://en.empirecostume.com/sabretache-empire-c140.htm
boots, boots, boots (including how those buckles worked): https://en.empirecostume.com/boots-shoes-and-buckles-c148.htm
dolmans/pelisses: https://en.empirecostume.com/pelisses-dolmans-husars-c370.htm
the bigwigs: https://en.empirecostume.com/field-marshalls-generals-and-dignitaries-first-empire-c484.htm
and the big yin hi'self: https://en.empirecostume.com/napoleon-jackets-and-coats-c483.htm
Of course the best source has got to be the real deal at the Invalades' Musee de L'Armee, a great place to visit but lousy for photos. Their website is OK but doesn't seem to have a full photocatalogue and I've yet to suss out how to narrow down the searches other than just 'uniforme/1792-1871' and that misses out a lot of what they actually have on display... anybody know of a better source ref this?
https://www.musee-armee.fr/collections.html
https://basedescollections.musee-armee.fr/search/31746bf3-01d6-419c-879f-d48c18c0e9f9
