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Napoleonic Mode
Fanfair
Napoleonic Mode
Napoleonic Mode
In running for president, height's an advantage, but to run an empire, it helps to be a homunculus. New York's Metropolitan Museum Costume Institute's current "Age of Napoleon" exhibition lets today's imperious shorties see if the little tyrant's petit habit fits. Latter-day Corsican upstarts who could wear the emperor's clothes may not have vanquished nations, but they've built Napoleonic complexes in publishing, politics, and nightlife—battling their way to power, holding court, waging feuds, and marrying up. Literally. —A.F.C.
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