FALUCHE Black velvet decorated with metal... - Lot 231 - Lucien Paris

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FALUCHE Black velvet decorated with metal... - Lot 231 - Lucien Paris
FALUCHE Black velvet decorated with metal insignia and embroidered fabric. c. 1900. The faluche is the traditional headdress of students in France. Introduced to France in 1888, it replaced the medieval doctoral cap. It is a black velvet beret decorated with colored ribbons and insignia. It takes its name from the faluche, a typical bread from the North of France and the region of Tournai (in Belgium), whose shape is similar. The faluche is worn by several neighboring student traditions, notably the bitards and the faluchards. Over time, the faluche has been associated almost exclusively with the faluchards, while other folklores wear it. The wearing of the faluche has fallen into disuse since the late 1960s. During the student movements of May 1968, the faluche was designated, in certain faculties, as a symbol of reactionary militancy and submission to the mandarinat.
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