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I have this strange feeling that I’m not myself anymore. It’s hard to put into words, but I guess it’s like I was fast asleep, and someone came, disassembled me, and hurriedly put me back together again. That sort of feeling.
—Haruki Murakami, Sputnik Sweetheart (via xovhumana)
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The striped breton shirt as we know it today came into being shortly following the 27th March, 1858 Act of France which introduced the navy and white striped knitted shirt as the uniform for all French navy seaman. The official striped navy shirt or French sailor shirt soon became more generally a working mariner garment as it was picked up by many nautical men; seafairers and sailors across the region of Northern France. It was said that when a sailor had fallen into the sea, the distinctive block pattern of stripes on the French striped shirt made him easier to spot amidst the many blurred colours of the waves.
[History lesson from Armor-Lux]
Coco Chanel was the first designer to bring the stripes — so similar to the Breton Flag, where I assume the name comes from — to the attention of fashion and contrary to what is considered conventional fashion wisdom, the horizontal stripes can actually make you look thinner.It’s a classic piece that can lend a certain elegance to your wardrobe. I don’t generally flirt too strongly with nautical lines but I consider my two striped shirts to be absolute staples.
Photo set features Audrey Hepburn, Audrey Tatou (as Coco Chanel), Gisele Bunchen, Katharine Hepburn, Kirsten Dunst, Marilyn Monroe, Nine D’Urso de la Fressange, Blake Lively (as Serena van der Woodsen) and Sofia Coppola.
Anna parodies her male peers in Marie Claire magazine, 1962. I think Belmondo is my personal favorite :)
