A cravat is the only item of named after Croatians. Balkan mercenaries were brought to Paris by Louis XIV. Their strange and exotic attire attracted the French bon hommes, who were wearing formal ruffs, and who immediately took to the simple and relaxed military cloth tied at the neck.
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A cravat is the only item of named after Croatians. Balkan mercenaries were brought to Paris by Lou
A cravat is the only item of named after Croatians. Balkan mercenaries were brought to Paris by Lou
A cravat is the only item of named after Croatians. Balkan mercenaries were brought to Paris by Lou
A cravat is the only item of named after Croatians. Balkan mercenaries were brought to Paris by Lou
A cravat is the only item of named after Croatians. Balkan mercenaries were brought to Paris by Lou
A cravat is the only item of named after Croatians. Balkan mercenaries were brought to Paris by Lou
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