A Breton (or Bretonne) is a woman's hat with a round crown and a deep brim that is turned upwards all the way round, exposing the face. Sometimes the hat has a domed crown. Typically it is worn tilted to the back of the head.
The style first appeared under this name in the 19th century and was generally made of lightweight and malleable material such as straw or felt. It is said to derive from the straw hats traditionally worn by Breton agricultural workers. It is not to be confused with the Breton cap, a fabric cap with a peak at the front associated with fishermen.
1960s popularity
The Breton had a revival of popularity in the 1960s, with high-profile wearers helping to make it fashionable. During this era it also appeared in more extreme styles, with oversized turned-back brims. After British model Jean Shrimpton caused a scandal at the Melbourne Cup Carnival in Australia in 1965 by attending Derby Day hatless, bare legged and in a short summer frock, she returned three days later to the Melbourne Cup in a sober tailored suit with a large ice-blue straw Breton hastily created by local milliner Adele Chapeaux of South Yarra. In 1968, a neat straw version was worn right on the back of the head by Mia Farrow in the horror film Rosemary's Baby.
hat. is the first studio album by Mike Keneally, originally released in 1992 on Exowax Recordings. It includes the 14 minutes-long complex composition "Lightin' Roy" (dedicated to Frank Zappa) performed entirely by Mike.
Track listing
All songs composed by Mike Keneally, except "The Car Song", composed by Mike and Marty Keneally.
"Your Quimby Dollars at Work" - 0:38
"I Can't Stop" - 3:31
"Ugly Town" - 3:43
"Open Up!" - 3:43
"Dhen Tin" - 1:17
"Spearmint Pup" - 1:57
"Fencing" - 3:11
"Always Man" - 2:25
"My Immense Superiority Over the Silverfish" - 0:15
"Eno and the Actor" - 2:30
"The Car Song" - 5:15
"Heaven Likes You/Apple Pie" - 2:11
"Backstage with Wilson Phillips" - 2:41
"Here Is What I Dreamed" - 3:07
"Here Is Why" - 2:13
"Performing Miracles" - 3:40
"Spoon Guy" - 1:09
"And That's Why It's Called Spunk" - 0:07
"Johnny One-Note/The Exciting New Toothpaste from Mars" - 1:27
"Day of the Cow 1" - 2:23
"Snowcow" - 4:38
"Day of the Cow 2" - 1:12
"We're Rockin' All Night wit the Tangy Flavor of Cheddar" - 4:53
Breton S.p.A. is an Italian privately held company established in 1963.
The company produces machines and plants for engineered stone and metalworking.
Machines and plants by Breton can be used in diverse sectors such as die-making, aerospace, automotive, racing cars, energy, gears, general mechanics, stone processing and kitchen top manufacturing.
History
Breton was established in 1963 in Castello di Godego, Italy, by Marcello Toncelli, who started developing new technologies and manufacturing industrial plants for producing engineered stone. Marcello Toncelli invented the Bretonstone technology, also known as vibrocompression under vacuum, a patented technology which is used today by most engineered stone manufacturers.
Around the mid 1990s the company decided to enter also into the machine tool market, manufacturing machining centres for the mechanical industry.
In 2003 Marcello Toncelli, Breton's founder, died, and the control of the company passed to his sons Luca and Dario Toncelli, who since then have been running the company together with the founder's long-time partner, Roberto Chiavacci, Vice President of the Board of Directors.
The other regional language of Brittany, Gallo, is a langue d'oïl. It is a Romance language, thus ultimately descended from Latin, (unlike the similarly-named ancient Celtic language Gaulish) and consequently very close to French, although not mutually intelligible.
Having declined from more than 1 million speakers around 1950 to about 200,000 in the first decade of the 21st century, Breton is classified as "severely endangered" by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger. However, the number of children attending bilingual classes has risen 33 percent between 2006 and 2012 to 14,709.
The Breton is a breed of draft horse. It was developed in Brittany, a province in northwest France, from native ancestral stock dating back thousands of years. The Breton was created through the crossbreeding of many different European and Oriental breeds. In 1909, a stud book was created, and in 1951 it was officially closed. The breed is often chestnut in color, and is strong and muscular. There are three distinct subtypes of the Breton, each coming from a different area of Brittany. The Corlay Breton is the smallest type, and is generally used for light draft and under saddle work. The Postier Breton is used for harness and light farm work. The Heavy Draft Breton is the largest subtype, and is generally used for the hardest draft work. This horse breed has been used in military, draft and agricultural capacities. It also has been used to improve and create many other draft breeds, and to produce mules.
Characteristics
Breton horses are usually about 1.58 metres (15.2 hands) tall, but may range from 1.55 to 1.63m (15.1 to 16.0 hands), depending on type. They usually have a chestnut coat, often with a flaxen mane and tail, but can also be bay, grey, or red or blue roan. Bretons have a well-proportioned head of medium volume with a straight profile and a strong, short neck well-set into muscular withers. The shoulder is long and sloping, the chest broad and muscular, the back short and wide, and the croup sloping. The legs are well-feathered, short but powerful, with broad joints and well-formed hooves.
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This year marks a century since the poet and thinker AndréBreton published his first Surrealist Manifesto, in which he set out his principles for pursuing creativity unshackled from realism.
A Cape Breton man who had a collection of police uniforms, patches and hats has pleaded guilty to a charge under the province's PoliceIdentity ManagementAct ... .
... a single pearl, tulle dresses covered in crystals and Rocha's take on Gaultier's signature sailor look, adding a silk sailor's hat and Breton top created using sheer panels and lines of black bows.
Hanging on a fence are coats, blankets, hats, gloves and socks. It's a project started by SandyBreton and LauraLee Kelley, and they have taken steps to get the community involved ...The wall of clothing makes Breton feel happy.
'She eclipsed everyone.' ... Sexy...Career ... In her films, Bardot is a treat in baggy pyjamas, jeans, straw hats and duffel coats. She's gorgeous in striped Breton tops, swirling gingham skirts and black leotards ... By 1948, Bardot was modelling hats for Elle ... .
