Figure 1.--This little French boy wears a casically styled romper suit or barboteuse in 1999.

The barboteuse after 1968 was much less used in France, except for babies and younger todlers. The design of these baby barboteuse employed new styles. Famous clothing designers ("couturiers") changed the look of some rompers. The classic romper in France, however, has not totally disappeared. Some mothers who like the look of classic clothing, ciontinue to buy them for their younger boys. This means both the puffed pants and the back buttoning and bow styling. Boys rompers are often blue. The modern romper, however, is no longer an exclusively boys garment. A French reader reports that these classic rompers can be bought in luxurery Paris department stores. They are less common in the budget stores.