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Jacket of "grand uniform" of polytechnique school...with trousers and bicorn.

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    290,00 €

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Several prestigious French universities maintain a strong military tradition, reflected in the wearing of a uniform, sometimes almost identical to those worn in the second half of the 19th century. This contributes significantly to the charm of the Bastille Day parades, where we see students from the École Polytechnique, Saint-Cyr, and a few others marching in close formation, carrying sabers or swords, and sporting charmingly old-fashioned headgear such as bicorn hats or feathered shakos, just like in the old days. A beautiful, vintage Polytechnique jacket for a chest measurement of 88 cm and a waist measurement of 70 cm.
With its matching breeches and size 58 bicorn hat (large head, but athletic build—perfect for this school).

Excellent for a collector...but also for a performance, as this uniform retains the cut of the Belle Époque. For a play featuring a "handsome soldier," very, very thin by today's standards, this outfit will be perfect.

It's all wool, in very good condition, and of a quality that's hard to find these days.

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