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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 241. Chapters: Charvet Place Vendome, Brassiere, Corset controversy, History of fashion design, 1795-1820 in fashion, Warnaco Group, Undergarment, Court uniform and dress in the United Kingdom, Suit (clothing), 1775-1795 in fashion, Mess dress, Necktie, Wig, Trousers, 1750-1775 in fashion, Temple garment, Swimsuit, Frock coat, Black tie, Red coat (British army), 1860s in fashion, Dandy, Dress shirt, Victorian fashion, Cassock, 1830s in fashion, Cope, 1870s in fashion, White tie, Top hat, Mitre, Sagging (fashion), 1840s in fashion, Pajamas, 1850s in fashion, Haute couture, Wellington boot, Phrygian cap, Choir dress, Royal Air Force uniform, Religious habit, Morning dress, Cheongsam, 1820s in fashion, Polonaise (clothing). Excerpt: ) Charvet Place Vendome, pronounced, or simply Charvet, is a French high-end shirt maker and tailor located at 28 place Vendome in Paris. It designs, produces and sells bespoke and ready-to-wear shirts, neckties, blouses, pyjamas and suits, in the Paris store and internationally through luxury retailers. The world's first ever shirt shop, Charvet was founded in 1838. Since the 19th century, it has supplied bespoke shirts and haberdashery to kings, princes and heads of state. It has acquired an international reputation for the high quality of its products, the level of its service and the wide range of its designs and colors. Thanks to the renown of its ties, charvet has become a generic name for a certain type of silk fabric used for ties. Its exceptionally long history is associated with many famous customers, some of them infatuated with the brand. Also, writers have often expressed their characters' identity through references to Charvet. Louise Charvet, Napoleon's linen keeper, around 1813, Malmaison museum.The store was founded in 1836 or in 1838 by Joseph-Christophe Charvet, known as Christofle Charvet (1809-1870). His father Jean-Pierre, native of Strasbourg, had been "curator of the wardrobe" for Napoleon Bonaparte, a position created at the beginning of the Empire. The curator assisted the chamberlain or "master of the wardrobe," who supervised all aspects of the emperor's wardrobe - updating the inventories, placing orders, paying bills, and establishing regulations. This position was initially held, between 1804 and 1811 by count Augustin de Remusat. When it appeared in 1811 Remusat was mismanaging the wardrobe, an inventory was requested to Jean-Pierre Charvet, and Remusat was replaced by count Henri de Turenne d'Aynac. Christofle's uncle, Etienne Charvet, was the steward of the chateau de Malmaison and later of the chateau de Saint Cloud. Etienne Charvet's daughter Louise Caroline Catherine (1791-1861), Christofle's first cousin, married at the age of
