Prussian Collar

Prussian Collar

Prussian collar on a modern jacket Author:Christmas w/a K Original source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/christmaswithak/2252623679/ Licence:Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0

Prussian military coats featured high-standing, turn-down collars in the 19th century. The Prussian collar has frequently been adapted to fashion garments.[1]

Franco-Prussian War 1870— 1871

Death toll: 774 800 deaths [2]

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External links: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franco-Prussian_War

1. The Encyclopedia of Fashion. From 1840 to the 1980s. Georgina Ohara 1986.p.202

2. http://users.erols.com/mwhite28/wars19c.htm#FrPrW