Michel Pastoureau, a leading authority on medieval heraldry and professor of the history of colours and western symbols, tells us why. Thus stripes remain ambiguous, disapproved as much as valued, and capable of reversing themselves, like any social code. It requires a certain audacity, even a transgression against the most common custom, which at least confers the most elegant distinction on the one who dares : he attains chic. If we believe this slogan, wearing striped clothing is neither neutral nor natural. Several months ago, an advertising campaign displayed on the walls of the Paris métro proclaimed "This summer, dare to be stylish in stripes" (cet été, osez le chic des rayures). This book begins with a medieval scandal, and shows us how stripes have become a symbol of taste (chic) and even status.
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