Matafs and Convicts — sailors and convicts united on a Fleurs de Bagne t-shirt.
Fleurs de Bagne Matafs and Forçats Knitwear — Natural Men
Tricot Natural · Matafs and Forçats · French Maritime Heritage · Fleurs de Bagne
Fabric: 100% coton jersey naturel
The Tricot Matafs and Forçats Natural — the piece that taught me to distinguish between the two populations of the maritime penal colony.
Paired with cargo pants and boots, the Matafs et Forçats knitwear creates a direct maritime heritage silhouette in Natural. With a wool jacket, it establishes a historic French popular ensemble.
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The Fleurs de Bagne Tricot Matafs et Forçats is a t-shirt that unites the two emblematic populations of the French maritime penal colony universe — the matafs (sailors, seamen) and the forçats (convicts). These two groups cohabited in the French colonial maritime space of the 19th and early 20th centuries, often in the same waters and ports.
In Natural, authentic unbleached cotton in a carefully knitted construction. The piece carries within its very name the social and human complexity of this historical period — the Fleurs de Bagne aesthetic does not simplify, it embraces all the richness and contradiction of this vanished French maritime world.
Available at the L'Industrie boutique in Pau — 14 rue des Cordeliers — 05 40 03 60 97.
- You know the difference between 'matafs' and 'forçats', and you are looking for the piece that unites them.
- You'll love authentic natural materials in a building that respects its history.
- You wear Fleurs de Bagne for its honest and comprehensive approach to maritime history.
Unsure? 05 40 03 60 97 — Mon 2–7pm · Tue–Sat 10am–7pm
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