Figure 1.--This French boy in 1970 wears manteau baby. Blue coats were normally worn by boys. Notice the white gloves.
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Figure 1.--This French boy in 1970 wears manteau baby. Blue coats were normally worn by boys. Notice the white gloves. |
The coats were generally light colors. Both boys and girls might wear white or beige. Boys normally wore blue, or sky. Pink was usually for girls only. We have also noted green coats, thiswas probany another color that could be worn byeither boys or girls. The boy here wears a green coat. That was less common than some other colors. These coats were all made in grey, navy, red, and yellow.
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