{"id":12612,"date":"2021-03-11T15:24:55","date_gmt":"2021-03-11T15:24:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.secretfanbase.com\/banana\/?p=12612"},"modified":"2025-09-04T01:22:10","modified_gmt":"2025-09-04T01:22:10","slug":"pyrenees-shirt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.secretfanbase.com\/banana\/pyrenees-shirt\/","title":{"rendered":"Pyrenees Shirt"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.secretfanbase.com\/banana\/wp-content\/gallery\/fall1987\/BRFAll1987033.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>From the 1987 catalogue: &#8220;&#8221;Africa begins at the Pyrenees,&#8221; sniffed Alexandre Dumas. At the time it was a snub at Spain, but a century later we find it an apt comment on our own Pyrenees Shirt\u2013sophisticated enough for the Continent, in rich, vibrant hues evocative of a bazaar on the Dark Continent. The fabric is brush-twill flannel, soft yet resilient, woven in a traditional technique that involves dyeing individual yarns and criss-crossing them in small, intricate plaids. A union of European style and Third World color: the best of all possible shirts.&#8221; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Photos courtesy Gary Pinkerton. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Amethyst<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.secretfanbase.com\/banana\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/pyreneespurple-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12613\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.secretfanbase.com\/banana\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/pyreneespurple-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.secretfanbase.com\/banana\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/pyreneespurple-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.secretfanbase.com\/banana\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/pyreneespurple-150x200.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.secretfanbase.com\/banana\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/pyreneespurple-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.secretfanbase.com\/banana\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/pyreneespurple-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.secretfanbase.com\/banana\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/pyreneespurple-1140x1520.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/www.secretfanbase.com\/banana\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/pyreneespurple-848x1131.jpg 848w, https:\/\/www.secretfanbase.com\/banana\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/pyreneespurple-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Walnut<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.secretfanbase.com\/banana\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/pyreneeswalnut-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12614\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.secretfanbase.com\/banana\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/pyreneeswalnut-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.secretfanbase.com\/banana\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/pyreneeswalnut-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.secretfanbase.com\/banana\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/pyreneeswalnut-150x200.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.secretfanbase.com\/banana\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/pyreneeswalnut-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.secretfanbase.com\/banana\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/pyreneeswalnut-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.secretfanbase.com\/banana\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/pyreneeswalnut-1140x1520.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/www.secretfanbase.com\/banana\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/pyreneeswalnut-848x1131.jpg 848w, https:\/\/www.secretfanbase.com\/banana\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/pyreneeswalnut-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From the 1987 catalogue: &#8220;&#8221;Africa begins at the Pyrenees,&#8221; sniffed Alexandre Dumas. At the time it was a snub at Spain, but a century later we find it an apt comment on our own Pyrenees Shirt\u2013sophisticated enough for the Continent, in rich, vibrant hues evocative of a bazaar on the Dark Continent. 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