Figure 1.--Au Bon Marche in 1940 offered these coordinate smock romper outfits. They would have been wotrn by brothers and sisters.
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Figure 1.--Au Bon Marche in 1940 offered these coordinate smock romper outfits. They would have been wotrn by brothers and sisters. |
The coordinated outfits for brothers and sisters were labeled, "Joli ENSEMBLE en Zéphyr, rayures multicolores." That would translate as something like, "Jolly outfit in Zéphyr. multi-colored striped material." Here note that the boy wears a romper and the girl a little dress although it is referred to as a smock, showing the gender conventions of these garments.
The ad copy read, "LE TABLIER 0m45 ... 33. Plus 2. par 0m05 jusqu'à 0m65." That would translate as, "The SMOCK length 0,45 meter ...33 francs added 2 francs by 5 cm more untill 0,65 meter
This was a boys sun suit type rompers. The ad copy read, "La BARBOTEUSE " Bain de soleil ". 0m45 ... 35. Plus 2. par 0m05 jusqu'à 0m60." That would translate as, "The ROMPER
length 0,45 meter ... 35 francs added 2 francs by 5 cm more untill 0,65 meter."
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