There is a short story about cashmere and Napoleon which is not known by many people.

In 1789, the well-known French emperor Napoleon led an expedition to attack Egypt. Besides the war, the expedition also explored the ancient Egyptian culture and economy. At that time，the Egyptians have already trade with some Asians.

When the expedition successfully finished its mission of the war, they came back to France and Napoleon led back a cashmere shawl from Egypt for his beloved Queen Josephine which was made in India in fact.

The Queen Josephine who was the leader of the French fashion at that time liked the cashmere shawl very much, and she was deeply fascinated by this soft and smooth, natural and simple yet luxurious feel of the cashmere shawl.

Under the most fashionable effect of the Queen Josephine, in a very short while, the cashmere shawl became the fads and trends and was popular in the European upper-class.