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[–] echodot@feddit.uk 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

The last time I saw one was in France in about the 1990s. That's because France in the 1990s is similar to everywhere else in the 1840s

[–] ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I wonder when the black-and-white striped shirt first came into existence in France. My guess would be the 1840s because of the spread of power loom technology.

[–] funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 months ago

1858 when the French Navy instituted an official uniform for low level sailors. Previously they had worn their own clothes.