Eugenia Petersen

The absolute model is the Franciscan garment.
In the first act, Francis is naked in front of his astounded father.
The bishop of Assisi then gives him the brown coat that
will become iconic. This brown coat is called saco pardo.
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Saco, because of the coarseness of the fabric and the shapeless
garment, Pardo, for the color, a neutral and poor shade.
The brown bag, the ecru bag, is actually a flesh-coloured bag,
the colour of undyed skin.
Holding pardo therefore involves giving a rag body
the appearance of natural skin. Fransisco covers himself with
nudity. When he is lent a brown bag to cover himself up,
he is undressed a second time.

extrait (traduit en anglais) de texte issu du livre de Jaques Soubeyroux "La biographie dans le monde hispanique: (XVIe-XXe siècles)