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    Why did French sailors wear Breton stripes?

    Question #123808. Asked by serpa. (Oct 12 11 5:32 PM)


    CmdrK

    		French law in 1858 decreed that all sailors in the French navy wear it. The idea was that it would be easier to see them if they fell ovefboard.

    http://intheseams.com/2011/07/the-classic-breton-stripe-a-must-for-summer/
    (Sorry about the opening pic.)

    Oct 12 11, 5:40 PM

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