The Breton shirt, or was created officially by French law, the 27th of March 1858 Act, which made the blue-and-white striped knitted shirt part of the regulatory uniform for French sailors. The original shirt featured 21 stripes, one for each of Napoleon's victories. Coco Chanel made the shirt popular with women in the 1930's and it was called la marinière.
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