LA MARINIÈRE "TOULON" NOIR

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A little history: "La MARINIÈRE"

The marinière is first and foremost a sailor's costume. As early as the 17th century, Dutch and English paintings depict sailors dressed in blue and white or red and white stripes. In France, until the Second Empire (1852-1870), regulations governing military uniforms applied only to officers; sailors therefore embarked on Navy ships wearing their own clothes. In 1858, however, a decree made blue and white striped knitwear an official uniform for petty officers and sailors. It was given the name marinière, in reference to the sailor. This decree also laid down the rules for its manufacture: 21 white stripes 20 millimetres wide and 20 or 21 indigo blue stripes 10 millimetres wide on the torso and back; 15 white stripes and 14 or 15 blue stripes on the sleeves. 20 or 21, 14 or 15... It's not an approximation: the number of stripes actually depends on where you cut the knit.
The sleeves and cut of the marinière are also important. The sleeves should be 3/4 length so that they don't extend beyond the sleeves of the jacket. The knitwear, meanwhile, had to be long enough (to the beginning of the thigh) to be tucked into the trousers with bridges, thus concealing and protecting the sailor's private parts, which at the time were not undergarments.

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100% Cotton 20 gauge knit,
Fluid, light & resistant
Rolled edges, 3/4 sleeves + collar, clean cut, single shave
INSPIRATION Regulation sailor French Navy
Made in France . Knitted in GUIDEL, MORBIHAN

Available in blue and natural

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