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The women wear long dresses with white aprons, lace collars with lace headdresses. And men wear a white shirt with black trousers along with a close-fitting vest. The distinctive Breton costume is deeply associated with their culture. [1] [2] In the early 20th century there were said to be nearly 800 different types of the Breton lace headdress ...
The maximum height of the cap is reached at the end of the Second World War, when the Breton costume started to become old-fashioned. [5] The high headdress is for ceremonies or states of mourning: the everyday headdress worn during the daily work is a simple black velvet ribbon around the comb and behind which one concealed the chignon. In ...
The culture of Brittany is the patterns of human activity and symbolism associated with the historical region of Brittany in northwestern France and the Breton people. Breton culture has been influenced by various local and nearby traditions over the centuries, including the Celtic culture of the Britons and Gauls and French culture to a lesser ...
René-Yves Creston (25 October 1898 – 30 May 1964), born René Pierre Joseph Creston, was a Breton artist, designer and ethnographer who founded the Breton nationalist art movement Seiz Breur. During World War II he was active in the French Resistance .
The pottery's design reflects a traditional Breton influence. One design, which became typical for Quimper faience, is the "petit breton", a naive representation of Breton man and/or woman in traditional Breton costume. The "petit breton" became popular around 1870 and is still today the main design bought by tourists. [2]
Breton – originating in 19th-century France, a lightweight hat, usually in straw, with upturned brim all the way round; Capeline – 18th–19th century; Capotain (and men) – a tall conical hat, 17th century, usually black – also, copotain, copatain; Cartwheel hat – low crown, wide stiff brim; Cocktail hat
The women are dressed in traditional Breton costumes, which in the late 19th century would have been reserved for such an event: various starched white headdresses and collars worn over long, plain dark dresses. They are huddled in conversation while two men stand to their left with heads bowed, looking coyly at the women.
A Breton (or Bretonne) is a woman's hat with a round crown and a deep brim that is turned upwards all the way round, exposing the face. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Sometimes the hat has a domed crown. [ 3 ] Typically it is worn tilted to the back of the head.