At the dawn of the 20th century, tailors had to innovate, research and hybridize to meet new clothing demands.
Development of mechanical sports, a taste for water sports or a desire for mountaineering, we had to find answers.
From North America came two iconic pieces of clothing.
The English exploration historian Samuel Purchas (1575-1626) mentioned the term parka as early as 1625: it was then used in the Aleutian Islands to designate animal skin.
As for the “annoraaq”, it comes from Greenland.
These padded clothes, sometimes quilted and hooded, have evolved well under the needle of tailors to invade the streets, even to the point of often replacing the ancestral coat.
In current French, the two terms are not very different,
Larousse
is hardly prolix on the subject.
The anorak would perhaps be shorter than the parka, without relying on any historical truth.
The anorak would be puffy and synonymous with a jacket, while the parka, with its simple, low-quilted multilayer, would resemble a classic overcoat, enhanced by technique.
And if petrochemicals take the lion's share, it is still possible to find some in beautiful flannel!
