Figure 1.--Here we unidentified French brothers dressed alike, but their jackets are a litggle different. One buttons at the collar. The other has no collar, much like a junior Eton suit jacket. The boys look to be about 5-8 years old. The older boy looks very skinny. We wondered if he was not getting a proper diet, but this could not be the case because oher photograph in a family album show a fashionable family enjoying ski vacations. Of course the boys may not have eaten well during the the German occupation (1940-44). The photograph was taken November 23, 1947. They are wearing berets which after World War II were going out of style in France. Notice how rakishly they are worn. We suspect that was mom's touch. Comsumer goods became almost unavailble during the Gerrman occupation), but only 2 years after the War these boys are fashionably dressed, including hiking boots. .

Jackets aew basically short coats, normally cut a litt;e below the waist. AS dictionat definition is 'an outer garment extending either to the waist or the hips, typically having sleeves and a fastening down the front.' This focuses on length, but jackets are normlly done in light weight fabric without any insulating padding for cool rather than cold weather. An exception id oadded ski jackets which are heavily paddedm but unlike ovrercoats cut quite short which is why it is called a jacket. We believe that it is a 20th century garment, but are just beginning to assess the history.

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