Abstract
With his ?Phrygians cap' also called ?bonnet rouge' or the ?cap of liberty'; his blue-white-red striped long-trousers, his carmagnole (short-skirted coat) and his sabots (wooden shoes) characterized the Parisian sans-culotte who was one of the most famous, symbolic active figures of the French Revolution. Throughout the revolution, especially during the short but significant period of the Terror (1793-1794), the Parisian sans-culotte took part in the movement of the sans-culotterie played and played a major role in the radicalization and the acceleration of the revolution. In fact, The Parisian sans-culotte appeared during the revolution as the main opponent of the monarchy and overall of the aristocracy. The name sans-culotte originally used by aristocrats as a ridicule name, in order to describe the revolutionaries who did not wear knee breeches like the upper class but long trousers, quickly became a "mark of pride". For the Parisian sans-culotte, his name and at the same time his costume were the symbols of the revolutionary struggle against privileges and a way to erect barriers between them and the fortunate aristocracy class.
