The Alpine border Brigasc people — whose Brigasque dialect is one of the rarest surviving Ligurian linguistic varieties, and whose village of La Brigue was transferred from Italy to France by the 1947 Paris Peace Treaty by the stroke of a postwar pen.
Brigasc people — a Ligurian-Alpine community of the Maritime Alps whose Brigasque dialect, a transitional variety between Ligurian and Occitan, survives in the handful of villages around Briga Alta on the Italian side and La Brigue on the French side of the border that the 1947 Paris Peace Treaty redrawn, their community split by a political boundary that ignored the 507-to-1 referendum result in which La Brigue's inhabitants voted overwhelmingly to remain Italian, the treaty's transfer of the village to France representing one of postwar Europe's most documented cases of a population's democratic will being overridden by great-power diplomacy. The Brigasc cultural preservation movement — maintaining the Brigasque dialect, the Notre-Dame des Fontaines chapel's extraordinary 15th-century fresco cycle, and the transhumance pastoral traditions that connected the Maritime Alps villages across centuries — keeps alive a mountain identity that national borders have divided but never dissolved. This interactive sweatshirt connects you to that Maritime Alps legacy and Brigasc Italian heritage with a QR code linking to the full story.
HERITAG is a purpose-driven brand that celebrates cultural diversity and awareness. Wear and share your ethnic identity and cultural heritage with a unique collection of interactive sweatshirts that carry flags of ethnic groups in Italy. Create informative and fun moments by inviting people to scan the visible QR code and learn about the diverse population in Italy.
Making products on demand instead of in bulk also helps reduce overproduction, and this quality sweatshirt is made especially for you as soon as you place an order.
Few more things to know about this product: • Scannable QR code printed on the back for an interactive and fun experience • Designed to educate about a nation's proud history milestones and rich culture • Custom print-on-demand • 50% cotton, 50% polyester • Regular fit, sturdy and warm, pre-shrunk soft-feel fabric • Double-needle stitched spandex collar, shoulders, armholes, cuffs, and hem
