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A brief background of the stripe seen scattered throughout history.
The Breton Stripe is a chic fashion classic, a must-have in any stylish wardrobe, and recognizably French. But, like many fashion icons — denim jeans, the trench coat — it has utilitarian origins. This article will uncover the Breton Stripe's military beginnings and tell how it moved into the mainstream.
The Breton Stripe is a simple garment: a white top with dark blue stripes, sleeves, a snug fit, and a round neckline. As the name suggests, it originates from the Brittany region of France, in the northwest of the country. It's traditionally made from sheep's wool on a circular loom and is warm even when wet--hence its suitability as a naval garment.
In 1858, the French Navy decreed that what we now call the Breton Stripe would be the official undergarment of sailors. Prior to that, naval officers tended to wear the shirt, but after this decree, it moved down the ranks to become a sailor's uniform. The garment had 21 stripes, which had both a symbolic and practical purpose: there was one stripe for each of Napoleon Bonaparte's victories, and they also made it easy to spot sailors who had fallen overboard.
For more than half a century, the Breton Stripe's popularity spread beyond the Navy and among workers — to the fishermen in northern France and onion sellers who traded in and around the ports of Brittany. Fashion historians have noted that stripes on clothing have, throughout history, been associated with social misfits and outcasts: think, prisoners or jesters. While sailors who wore the Breton Stripe weren't misfits per se, they were not highly respected by upper-class society and were considered rough manual laborers.
But, the 20th century was a time of huge upheaval around the world, with political and social movements demanding changes to the old hierarchies. The Breton Stripe entered the upper echelons of style in 1917. This date can be pinpointed so specifically because it was the year that iconic fashion designer Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel included a Breton Stripe-inspired garment in her couture collection. Her take on the Breton Stripe pushed women's clothing to become more androgynous and casual. From here, the Breton Stripe rose through the social and fashion ranks in a way that would surely have surprised the sailors of the 19th century.
In the post-war years of the 1950s and '60s, when youth culture blossomed like never before, the Breton Stripe became associated with counter-cultural fashion. Women's skirts were getting shorter, men were ditching the suit and tie and experimenting with colors and patterns, and the Breton Stripe was part of the mix. French New Wave cinema kept French chic cool on the global stage, and the Breton Stripe was as much of a uniform for young French actresses as it had been for 19th-century sailors.
Nowadays, the humble Breton Stripe shirt has been adapted in many ways and has shed its working-class connotations. The dark blue stripe on white is still popular, although red or light blue stripes, or white stripes on a dark blue background, are also common.
From naval uniform to high fashion statement to versatile wardrobe staple, the Breton Stripe is as strikingly French now as it always was. It's a simple garment with a complex history that will, no doubt, continue to evolve.
The debate is over! Zebras are black with white stripes!
You may never have known these interesting facts about zebras. There is more to them than just their cool stripes.
Trust me, there are plenty.
In light of the controversial no-call against the LA Rams against the New Orleans Saints in this past NFC Championship Game, I have decided to revisit all of the times that Detroit sports teams have gotten screwed over in recent history. And trust me, there are plenty.
This is the famous catch, which the referees called not a catch. This was the beginning of the "process of the catch" reasoning, saying that even if you have total control with knees down, you need to complete the process of the catch. Since this ruling, the NFL has struggled to make clear exactly what counts as a catch, and other players have struggled with calls going against them because of this.
This one may be the worst call I have ever seen in my lifetime. In the 9th inning with 2 outs, Armando Gallaraga had a perfect game going. On the last out, the batter hit the ball to the first baseman and Gallaraga ran over to first to cover the bag. Gallaraga caught the ball before the runner got there, however it was very close. The umpire called the runner safe and the perfect game was ruined. It was very clear in the replay that the runner was out, and if instant replay would have been in baseball at this point, Gallaraga would have a perfect game.
The Lions get very few playoff appearances, so when one gets spoiled by a no-call, it is very frustrating. Hitchens clearly interfered with Brandon Pettigrew, and the penalty and automatic first down would've given the Lions an opportunity to come back, as Matthew Stafford is famous for doing. A referee threw a flag, but then picked it up with no explanation. Later, the NFL admitted that it should've been a penalty.
The Lions were driving down the field making a comeback against the Seahawks. Calvin Johnson fumbled at the 1-yard line, and then the ball drifted into the end zone, where a Seahawks player batted the ball out through the back of the end zone. This is not a popular play or well-known rule, but the rulebook does state that the Lions then should've received the ball at the 1 and would've put them in a fantastic position to score and win the game.
In the last seconds of the Lions vs Packers game, the Lions were winning, and all they had to do was not allow a Hail Mary. The refs called a controversial facemask against the Lions, which it appeared it could've been from a first glance, but as you slow it down and look at the replay, Taylor's thumb only grazed the facemask, and there was no grip, and therefore shouldn't have been called. Following the first down and 15-yard penalty, on the next play, Rodgers threw a game-winning Hail Mary as time expired.
Even though we like to pretend like we weren't, we were all freshmen at some point.
Freshmen are getting better and better at blending in, but these are a few things that give them away.
If you ever hear people arguing over "Purple streak" or "Gold streak," they are 100% freshmen. The only time there is a division between Purple and Gold is at STRIPES where one group is the "Purple streak" and the other is "Gold streak"; and once that freshman glow is burned out most of us can't even remember which streak we were in. (GOLD STREAK FOR LIFE.)
Next time you're at a football game and everyone is swaying and singing the alma mater, and the kid next to you stomps after "a tender glow" just know they are a freshman. So when the second verse rolls around and the stadium sings "be forever thine" make sure you stomp on their foot… ya know...just to help them remember for next time.
Picture this, it's Saturday night after a big win for the Tigahs© and you're at Reggie's, "Every time We Touch" is playing, napkins are flying, and all of the sudden there is a sharp pain in your foot. When you look down you see that the girl next to you is wearing stilettos, you can only assume she's a freshman cuz
1) Reggie's and
2) Heels?!?
This one kind of has two categories. The first one is the regular freshman who wears one of two shirts: "Class of 2018" shirt, or LSU freshman orientation shirt. The second category is the freshman pledge who is walking around in their polo eyeing up 5th years like they have a chance.
If you're ever on campus between 7:30 and 8:00 a.m. (probably to go to your Bio professors office hours and beg him to bump your 45 F to a 60 D) you will probably see a bunch of confused bright eyed and bushy tailed freshmen rushing to get to their 8 a.m. half an hour early.
As you're driving down Nicholson Extension, listening to Mr. Brightside, (because it's a bop, am I right?) and the pedestrians crossing the street stop and wait for you to stop and then wave when you do, you know dang well it's a freshman.
OK, so this one gets me every time, I have only ever heard this one once, but boy, I was laughing so hard, I cried. While I was at a party last semester, I overheard a boy ask the DJ to play, "STTDB," so the DJ wrote down Neck and the kid goes, "No, I said STTDB, not Neck." As soon as the DJ and I made eye contact, I lost it.
I love you and I am truly thankful!
Dear Heroes,
To the Veterans in my family, I thank you for your service. You sacrifice has made me who I am today. You have served in World War II, the Korean War, Vietnam, and the War in Iraq. You have not only protected your family, but you have protected the whole country. You are not just my grandfathers, uncles, and adopted fathers, but you are America's heroes as well.
You have had to risk it all for your country and make decisions that were best for our country. Many times you have stared down own enemies and wonder if you were going to make it back home to your family, some sorry did not. You knew that every decision you made had an effect on, not only family at home, future generations you hadn't even met yet.
The decisions you made were for me, my brothers, and cousins. People you didn't even know but knew that you were going to love and protect one day. You made sure that your homeland and were protected. You will never really know how much we truly appreciate and love what you have done for us.
Some have paid the ultimate sacrifice and you were not able to home to your hero's welcome. To those that I have never met in my family, I want to truly thank you and tell you that I love you with all of my heart.
To the active duty in my family, I love you wherever you are stationed in the world. Whether it is here in the United States or overseas, I am thinking about you daily and praying for you all the time. You have been amazing friends and brothers to me and I will always appreciate that. You have always looked out for me and for that I am truly thankful. You guys have to keep it safe for our families to live their everyday life.
I often think about your sacrifice and time away from us when I look at the little kids in our families running around and living their innocent lives. They can live their lives in pure bliss and innocents because you are making sure that we are all protected her back at home. We feel your presence on holidays when we look around and you are not here with us. We pray for the safe return back to us.
To the future service men and women in my family, you do not know this yet- but you are our biggest heroes. I look at you now living your childhood in the best way possible. You do not know how big your sacrifice and contribution will be to the United States and our family.
You will carry on a tradition of defending and fighting for our freedom. To the ones that are not even born yet, we think of you every day and how you will move mountains. You will be the world changers and the people that help shape our future country. We protect and serve with relentless and will not give up until your mission is complete.
I want you to know I love you and forever proud of you!
Love,
The Family that is fighting beside you, every day