 | | 2017-10-19 16:31
From blog Style At A Certain Age
timeless classic | striped tee
sliding into thursday with white denim , striped tee , sporty chic varsity cardigan similar here , and black mules from target . did you know that the striped tee started life in the French Navy in 1858? the original sailor tee sported 21 stripes, one for each of Napolean’s victories. the distinctive pattern of stripes made it easier to spot a sailor in the sea if by chance he fell overboard. at the turn of the twentieth century, on a visit to the French Riviera coco chanel spied the tee on a navy seaman and introduced the Breton tee with her 1917 nautical collection. this look was a breakaway from the heavily corseted fashion popular at the time....
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