La chaqueta F1, con sus dos bolsillos de pecho con cremallera, y sus dos bolsillos con solapas sobre la cintura fue llevada por muchos de los chavales que hicieron la mili entre el principio de los 1980 y el fin de servicio militar obligatorio (1999).
De diseño robusto, la chaqueta es diseñada para un uso tanto en invierno que en verano, con jersey, camisa camiseta y hasta sin nada debajo: al final se tiene que usar tanto en el monte que en la jungla. Siempre llevan dos parches de Velcro, uno sobre el cierre para el rango y otro opuesto al corazón para el nombre - ¡mal asunto cuando un oficial te lo quitaba! - y los bolsillos son amplios y comodos.
Fue fabricada por varias empresas ( MaGeCo, Warrein, Paul Boyé, Veyrier, y mucho mas...) durante más de 20 años en su color verde que los franceses llaman a veces kaki.
Sabiendo que la mili se iba acabar (por fin), el ejercito dejo de encargarlas a sus proveedores a mitad de los 90s en ese color verde liso pero la producción sigue hoy en día en varios colores de camuflaje, en azul para el ejército del aire y hasta en negro para los bomberos.
Además con tantas empresas produciendo el modelo, durante tanto tiempo, y para muchos regimientos diferentes cada uno con sus especificaciones, no es extraño que al final se encuentren muchas variaciones a partir del modelo base:
cremalleras con cierre arriba o abajo, de platico o de metal,
botones de hojales on automaticos,
coderas o no,
puño cerrado o abierto,
botones detras de cuello para una capucha,
tejido 100% alogodon o mezclas algodon-polyester en diferentes gramajes, mate, satinados o "chevrons" (de espiga),
velcros adicionales para otros distintivos...
Ahora la Chaqueta militar francesa F1 se ha convertido en un clásico de la moda.
Cada año aparecen nuevas variaciones mucho más que inspiradas en ella, tanto para mujer que para caballero...
...pero el modelo original siempre será el referente...
English text:
An everlasting classic...
By
the mid 1960s, the French army created a new uniform (the 64 Model or M64)
which was to be the core design for the F1/F2 uniform from the late 70s, still
used our days.
the F1 Jacket, with its two zipped breath pockets and another two flap pockets on the waist, had been worn by many youngsters from the early 1980s till the end of the conscription (1999).
The design is strong, made to be worn in both winter and summer, with a sweater, a shirt, a tee-shirt or even bare skinned: it's aimed at being used from the mountains to the jungle. It always had two Velcro patches, one centred to wear the rank and one opposite to the heart to show the name - It was a problem if an officer took it away! – and the pockets are big and useful.
It was produced by a lot of factories (MaGeCo, Warrein, Paul Boyé, Veyrier, and much more...) for more than 20 years in this military green the French sometime call Kaki.
Knowing the end of the conscription was near, the French army stopped to ask for the plain green model by the mid 1990s, but the production still exist nowadays, in different camo schemes, dark blue for the navy or even black for the firemen.
With so much production plants, for such a long time and for a lot of regiments, each one with its own specifications, it's not strange to find a lot of variations from the basic pattern:
Zip closing up or down, in plastic or metal,
Buttons or press studs,
Elbow patch or not
back collar buttons to fix a hood
100% cotton fabric or with polyester, different weights
mat, satin or even herringbone finish...
Now the French F1 military jacket has turned itself a fashion classic.
Every year, new variations use to appear, more than just inspired on it, both for men and women, but the genuine design always gonna be the reference...
the F1 Jacket, with its two zipped breath pockets and another two flap pockets on the waist, had been worn by many youngsters from the early 1980s till the end of the conscription (1999).
The design is strong, made to be worn in both winter and summer, with a sweater, a shirt, a tee-shirt or even bare skinned: it's aimed at being used from the mountains to the jungle. It always had two Velcro patches, one centred to wear the rank and one opposite to the heart to show the name - It was a problem if an officer took it away! – and the pockets are big and useful.
It was produced by a lot of factories (MaGeCo, Warrein, Paul Boyé, Veyrier, and much more...) for more than 20 years in this military green the French sometime call Kaki.
Knowing the end of the conscription was near, the French army stopped to ask for the plain green model by the mid 1990s, but the production still exist nowadays, in different camo schemes, dark blue for the navy or even black for the firemen.
With so much production plants, for such a long time and for a lot of regiments, each one with its own specifications, it's not strange to find a lot of variations from the basic pattern:
Zip closing up or down, in plastic or metal,
Buttons or press studs,
Elbow patch or not
back collar buttons to fix a hood
100% cotton fabric or with polyester, different weights
mat, satin or even herringbone finish...
Now the French F1 military jacket has turned itself a fashion classic.
Every year, new variations use to appear, more than just inspired on it, both for men and women, but the genuine design always gonna be the reference...
