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By Matthieu Morge Zucconi
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More and more French people elected her at the expense of the white collar. A choice often justified by its effortless chic and practicality… but which says more about society and politics than meets the eye.
A simple glance at a meeting room is enough to tell the story: the blue shirt is about to dethrone its white counterpart on the backs of men. Stéphane, in his forties, works in the press. Every other day, sometimes a little more, he wears a sky-colored shirt in the office. "To be honest, I don't like it that much. But it has become like a uniform, because it is very easy to wear,” he says. Same story on the side of Vadim, 30, advertising. The one who, out of a collection of seven shirts, includes five blue ones, underlines its all-purpose character: “It is much more relaxed in my eyes, which makes it suitable for many situations.”
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