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 The Sartorial Rivals of Waterloo

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The 1st Duke of Wellington was always very particular about the way he turned himself out — as was his nemesis Napoleon, of course.

https://hyperallergic.com/902690/the-sartorial-rivals-of-waterloo-soldierly-splendour-duke-of-wellington/