Talk:Salopettes

Are Salopettes the same as ski-suit? The French article http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salopette seems more like what I thought Salopettes are. --Albert.white 21:50, 20 January 2007 (UTC)


 * No, but a pair of salopettes can be part of a complete two-piece skisuit. Dark Claimant (talk) 20:10, 24 November 2011 (UTC)

Hi, it looks like this article has been created by a French person, simply to link it from the French article http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salopette I don't see any actual purpose to this page. Has anyone ever heard of the word "Salopette" in English? I think this article should be removed, in favor of this one: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coverall Roland.flutet (talk) 01:49, 27 February 2012 (UTC)

The word is used in England but it doesn't just refer to an item of ski-wear. In the eighties I bought Rohan Super Salopettes which were for climbing/mountaineering. They were stretchy and tight fitting and ended just below the knee (I still have them but the elastic straps have stretched and are no longer elastic). In the nineties I bought a pair of leather salopettes for motorcycling and I still use them every time I ride (again the strap elastic needs replacing). Salopettes are also worn for sailing and other outdoor activities. The key thing that distinguishes them from trousers is that they don't have a waist as such but extend up past the kidneys at the back and up to the chest at the front and are held up by shoulder straps. However, I am dubious about this article - wouldn't it be more appropriate as a dictionary entry? Ianji (talk) 00:07, 22 April 2013 (UTC)