CRIMEA IN THE ENGLISH DISCOURSE
Raglan Sleeve. It was Baron Raglan who gave his name to a diagonally cut sleeve extending to the neckline. In December 1853 the winter in Balaclava was extremely cold. Cold weather set in and the British army faces problems in supplying warm clothing. Baron Raglan had the idea of using potato sacks to dress the soldiers: a hole for the head, two slanting notches for the arms. Thus the Raglan sleeve was born. Baron Raglan popularized this way of assembling the shoulder by incorporating it in his own ceremonial uniform. The baron who lost one hand during a battle sees the raglan sleeve as a way to regain his autonomy in getting dressed and riding. Cardigan. Cardigan was named after James Brudenell, 7th Earl of Cardigan, a British Army Major General who led the Charge of the Light Brigade at the Battle of Balaclava during the Crimean War. It is…
