09-18-2008 11:48
The chapeau de bras was a collapsible bicorne hat, which could be held under the arm in collapsed form, and therefore was suitable to be worn to events such as the opera. It was not just a part of military uniforms, but was worn by many civilian men.

See it at Mako Magellan HQ secondlife://Caledon%20Kittiwickshire/58/119/23

These links will take you straight to the item on the Onrez, APEZ and SLExchange sites, respectively:

http://shop.onrez.com/item/765683
http://www.apez.biz/modules.php?name=Shop&op=product&id=131568
http://uncensored.slexchange.com/modules.php?name=Marketplace&file=item&ItemID=901867

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