Purchase Power: "Napoleon Living" from Emperial Nation

First to arrive was my shipment from Emperial Nation in New York. I had been planning to order a single Napoleon Living t-shirt in the garish bright pink colour that's mainly advertised on the Emperial Nation site, but at the moment of ordering I caved and ended up ordering the white version as well.

After just over a week, the shirts arrived, and I'm delighted with them. They look like they did on the website, and best of all they're low maintenance - just stick them in the wash with everything else. This is important because Napoleon Bonaparte or otherwise, washing by hand is never an option.

Total cost: 2 x $41.00

Delivery time: 8 days, from USA to Europe.

Verdict: Bang on the money.

3. "Napoleon Living" from Emperial Nation

In a clothing genre that tends to be dominated by digitally-printed monochrome designs, it's nice to see a new Napoleon t-shirt that boasts a soft touch print featuring "layers of shadow effects and gold foil highlights giving it a ghostly vibe", and a "signature epaulet in the lower right corner" (not on the shoulder, oddly enough).

Available in pink or white, this is a classy design from Emperial Nation, who specialise in historically-inspired clothing covering periods including the French Revolution, the Wild West and Ottoman Empire, to name but a few.

A large design on the front of the t-shirt is based on Andrea Appiani's 1805 portrait of the Emperor in good health, and decked out in some pretty robust finery, my favourite part of which is some kind of bandolier made of Imperial Eagles.

Napoleon Living is currently retailing for $41, down 9% on its original price. International shipping costs aren't listed on the site, but I've emailed Emperial to find out more. Details when I get them.

UPDATE: With incredible speed, Emperial Nation have got back to me to say the cost of delivery to the Netherlands is $25 for up to three shirts. Might have to buy one now...