The Association of Dress Historians - Simon J. House's paper for #ADHdressandwar, “'Le Pantalon Rouge C'est la France:'” French Uniform in August 1914," looks at the story of why the French failed
Why did some French troops in World War I have khaki uniforms like the British and not blue-gray ones? - Quora
![Les Combattants français en 1914: le mythe du pantalon rouge garance. - awans-memoire-et-vigilance.over-blog.com Les Combattants français en 1914: le mythe du pantalon rouge garance. - awans-memoire-et-vigilance.over-blog.com](https://img.over-blog-kiwi.com/2/78/26/35/20181206/ob_671c5b_images-1.jpg)
Les Combattants français en 1914: le mythe du pantalon rouge garance. - awans-memoire-et-vigilance.over-blog.com
![A French friend/foe recognition poster showing uniforms of their enemies (Germany, Austria-Hungary) and allies (Britain, Belgium) from start of WW1, 1914 : r/uniformporn A French friend/foe recognition poster showing uniforms of their enemies (Germany, Austria-Hungary) and allies (Britain, Belgium) from start of WW1, 1914 : r/uniformporn](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Cp-vnMpWgAATk1W.jpg)