#PeriodCostumes: France’s Vichy town pays tribute to Napoleon III

A man dressed up as Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte of France, known as Napoleon III, looks in a mirror during the 9th edition of the Napoleon III historical festival in Vichy, France on April 24, 2016. He was the nephew and heir of Napoleon Bonaparte. (AFP)

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A man dressed up as Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte of France, known as Napoleon III, looks in a mirror during the 9th edition of the Napoleon III historical festival in Vichy, France on April 24, 2016. He was the nephew and heir of Napoleon Bonaparte. (AFP)

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A man dressed up as Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte and a woman dressed up as Napoleon's wife Eugenie de Montijo (L) arrive to attend the festival. (AFP)

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Every April, the town of Vichy in central France pays tribute to Napoleon III. (AFP)

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The reign of Napoleon III is often marked as the golden age of the Second French Empire. (AFP)

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Napoleon III often visited the town for treatments in the second half of the 19th century. (AFP)

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To commemorate the event, the town organises a festival which sees participants dress in period costumes. (AFP)

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Men dressed up as Zouave (infantry regiments in the French Army) soldiers attend the historical festival. (AFP)