As a "petite française", Breton stripes have been a part of my life forever. My first Breton-striped knit sweater adorned my being before I could walk (along with side-buttoned culottes and navy kid-leather flat Mary-Janes). But S/S11 has seen them everywhere... on sunhats, summer-furs, shoes, bags and every piece of RTW imaginable. But trust two of my fall-back-favourites to nail the stripe. Jil Sander for a deck-chair take on eveningwear and Maison Martin Margiela for penitentiary-chic. Merçi à l'histoire maritime Bretonne.
