Vintage Shanghai Blue Workers Jacket size US 8-10 Cotton Pockets L’anticher

Vintage French Shanghai Blue Workers Jacket made in China tag size 40 US 8-10 M Brand: L’anticher (the original maker of Shanghai Blue Cotton jackets) 2 front pockets near waist 1 pocket on chest 1 pocket inside at waist round collar knotted buttons Vintage Preloved Condition A genuine French label for a genuine Chinese garment, still made in China, this is the strange story of l’Anti Cher: going back to a time when China Blue became very popular among the people of the Mediterranean basin, especially France and North Africa. In the 1930s two importers, one French and one Chinese set up trade together to bring into the French market, especially the colonial market, large quantities of the famous “Shanghai Blue” coat, traditionally worn by Chinese workers and peasants. This modest garment was known from the time of the Silk Road when trade with China was very intensive around the Mediterranean.