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<blockquote data-quote="Blue439" data-source="post: 825850" data-attributes="member: 53455"><p><strong>A Breton </strong><em><strong>vareuse</strong></em><strong> by Le Glazik</strong></p><p></p><p>Although you only see a very small part of the garment, as this is supposed to be a macro shot, I know I have to explain. First, a <em>vareuse</em> is the garment made of heavy cotton (sometimes of wool) that sailors pull over their heads to wear on the upper part of the body. I haven’t found an English translation I’m happy with, and so I won’t try to translate. Navy sailors wear them in navy blue or white in the Summer, but fishermen from Brittany use either a regular blue or a brick kind of cotton <em>vareuse</em> that slowly loses its color because of the Sun and salt water and repeated washings... A proper <em>vareuse </em>should be adequately faded (this one is only halfway there, alas!), like a pair of Levi’s jeans, to show that the owner is a genuine local <em>loup de mer</em> (literally, “sea wolf”, one would say “sea dog” in English) and not a puffed-up Parisian trying to pass himself off for a trawler master with a Rolex on his wrist... <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite11" alt=":rolleyes:" title="Roll eyes :rolleyes:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":rolleyes:" /> <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite17" alt=":LOL:" title="Laugh :LOL:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":LOL:" /></p><p></p><p> Le Glazik is the best brand for <em>vareuses</em> (they call them “sailor’s smock”). Nowadays, they have become almost a fashion item and you can buy them in a number of colors, for men, women and kids: <a href="https://www.leglazik.fr/en/men/organic-cotton-made-in-france-smock" target="_blank">look here</a> if you are interested. No self-respecting sailor would want to be seen dead in any color but Brick or the light blue they call “Celeste”. I’ve had my <em>vareuse</em> for many years and as it is virtually indestructible, I expect to continue wearing it for a very long time... The buttons are all metal. Originally, those garments were made of sailcloth.</p><p></p><p>Nikon Z7, Laowa 100mm, ƒ/2.8 2× Ultra Macro Apo lens for Z-mount, manual focus. Gitzo tripod, Arca-Swiss Cube C1 geared head. Artificial lighting, 2:1 magnification ratio.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]411962[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Blue439, post: 825850, member: 53455"] [B]A Breton [/B][I][B]vareuse[/B][/I][B] by Le Glazik[/B] Although you only see a very small part of the garment, as this is supposed to be a macro shot, I know I have to explain. First, a [I]vareuse[/I] is the garment made of heavy cotton (sometimes of wool) that sailors pull over their heads to wear on the upper part of the body. I haven’t found an English translation I’m happy with, and so I won’t try to translate. Navy sailors wear them in navy blue or white in the Summer, but fishermen from Brittany use either a regular blue or a brick kind of cotton [I]vareuse[/I] that slowly loses its color because of the Sun and salt water and repeated washings... A proper [I]vareuse [/I]should be adequately faded (this one is only halfway there, alas!), like a pair of Levi’s jeans, to show that the owner is a genuine local [I]loup de mer[/I] (literally, “sea wolf”, one would say “sea dog” in English) and not a puffed-up Parisian trying to pass himself off for a trawler master with a Rolex on his wrist... :rolleyes: :LOL: Le Glazik is the best brand for [I]vareuses[/I] (they call them “sailor’s smock”). Nowadays, they have become almost a fashion item and you can buy them in a number of colors, for men, women and kids: [URL='https://www.leglazik.fr/en/men/organic-cotton-made-in-france-smock']look here[/URL] if you are interested. No self-respecting sailor would want to be seen dead in any color but Brick or the light blue they call “Celeste”. I’ve had my [I]vareuse[/I] for many years and as it is virtually indestructible, I expect to continue wearing it for a very long time... The buttons are all metal. Originally, those garments were made of sailcloth. Nikon Z7, Laowa 100mm, ƒ/2.8 2× Ultra Macro Apo lens for Z-mount, manual focus. Gitzo tripod, Arca-Swiss Cube C1 geared head. Artificial lighting, 2:1 magnification ratio. [ATTACH type="full" alt="51583821763_263db94266_o.jpg"]411962[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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