Figure 1.--The two detachable collars were somewhat improbably placed between a boys' night shirt, for some reason called a "chemise de jour".
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Figure 1.--The two detachable collars were somewhat improbably placed between a boys' night shirt, for some reason called a "chemise de jour". |
The Paris department store Au Printemps offered
The Paris department store Au Printemps offered two types of detabable collars for shirts. wearing a crisp collar was still a common style in 1924.
Au Printemps is a Paris deparment store. We know very little about the store at this time. The large newspaper ad suggests that it was an important store.
Au Printemps offered two diferent detachable collars.
The ad copy for this detachable collar read, "'Le Printemps'. Col empesé en percale fine. Le col Fr 2.25." This would translate as
The ad copy for this detachable collar read, "'Ring'. Col empesé en percale fine. Le col Fr 2.15." This would translate as
HBC makes every effort to translate the French ad cpy as it often includes interesting details about the garments. We here at HBC do not speak French, but we know many French terms. Our French readers assist as best they can. The ad copy because they often use dated or trade words are not easy to translate. We encourage readers to comment on the translations if they have any insights or comments.
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