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The congress will broach following themes, all related to the period just prior or posterior to the Battle of Waterloo:Mutual influences between European armies regarding uniforms and equipmentStylistic developments in fashion and interior decoration, before and after thebattle of Waterloo   Technical innovations in the applied arts under Napoleon and after the battle of Waterloo: (military)architecture, interiors and decorations    The revival of the textile industry under Napoleon in Europe during and after the battle of Waterloo: cotton, wool, damask cotton, braid, lace, metal embroidery, textile dyesArchaeological finds: influence of archaeological finds on textile aesthetics, around 1815Multidisciplinary approaches (military history, art history, anthropology, economics)Target publicThis congress is aimed at researchers, curators, heritage experts, textile and costume historians, managing and/or studying collections from the 1815 era. Contributions by post-graduate students are most welcome. We also hope to reach re-enactment groups interested in the Napoleonic period.Scientific committeeWillem Elias PhD, president of the Royal Flemish Academy of Belgium of sciences &#38; arts and professor of cultural agogics at the VUB, university BrusselsIlse Bogaerts, curator section Uniforms, Royal Military Museum, BrusselsLuc François PhD, honorary professor of contemporary history, Ghent universityAll questions regarding the congress are to be put to Ilse Bogaerts: (+32) (0)2-737 79 18See link for more information and registration and thank you to help distribute our call for papers: Royal Museum of the Army and of Military History, Brussels - Belgium