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Among the star lots is Napoleon’s iconic bicorne hat, crafted by his official hatmaker Poupard, estimated at between 500,000 euros and 800,000 euros.
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Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 18 June 2025
Officers typically wore their bicornes front to back.
—Anthony Demarco, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
Unlike other French army officers who wore their bicornes front to back, the general famously sported en bataille (with the wings parallel to his shoulder).
—George Nelson For Artnews, Robb Report, 26 May 2025
In 2023, one of the emperor’s iconic bicorne hats sold for $2.1 million.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 May 2025
That bicorne, worn at a rakish, sideways angle, as synonymous with him as his battlefield victories.
—Lysanne Currie, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
Jump to Answer 5 Vegan Joaquin Phoenix doesn’t wear animal products, which meant Napoleon’s costume team had to re-create the French military leader’s famous bicornes without wool felt.
—Craigh Barboza, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Feb. 2024
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Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 18 June 2025
Officers typically wore their bicornes front to back.
—Anthony Demarco, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
Unlike other French army officers who wore their bicornes front to back, the general famously sported en bataille (with the wings parallel to his shoulder).
—George Nelson For Artnews, Robb Report, 26 May 2025
In 2023, one of the emperor’s iconic bicorne hats sold for $2.1 million.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 May 2025
That bicorne, worn at a rakish, sideways angle, as synonymous with him as his battlefield victories.
—Lysanne Currie, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
Jump to Answer 5 Vegan Joaquin Phoenix doesn’t wear animal products, which meant Napoleon’s costume team had to re-create the French military leader’s famous bicornes without wool felt.
—Craigh Barboza, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Feb. 2024
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“Bicorne.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bicorne. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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