### The Mariniere Toulon short sleeve - Navy / Nature * 100% Cotton * 20 Gauge knit * Fluid, light and resistant * Rolled edges on sleeves and collar, clean cut, single shave * Inspiration from the prescribed Marinière of the French Navy * Made in France. Knitted in GUIDEL in MORBIHAN **The Marinière:** The marinière is above all the sailor's costume. As early as the 17th century, Dutch and English paintings depict sailors dressed in blue and white or red and white stripes. In France, until the Second Empire (1852-1870), regulations governing military uniforms applied only to officers, so seamen embarked on Navy ships wearing their own clothes. In 1858, however, a decree made blue and white striped knitwear an official uniform for petty officers and sailors. It was given the name marinière, in reference to the sailor. This decree also set out the rules for its manufacture:21 white stripes 20 millimetres wide and 20 or 21 indigo blue stripes 10 millimetres wide on the torso and ba