![]() ![]() Later, Babar returns to the jungle after the reigning monarch ingests a poisonous mushroom, and our hero - who pulls up in a flashy red roadster, monogrammed luggage in the back and a bowler hat held in his trunk - is essentially crowned king on the basis of his slick fits. And when he’s on two legs is when he begins to get all dudded-up,” Weber says. “I find it incredibly significant that Babar goes from being on four legs to two legs. A two-page spread - which is replicated in the lining of the Rowing Blazers green suit - shows the newly bipedal elephant in a fine haberdashery, selecting a bowler hat, spats and his trademark tailoring. But after a hunter shoots his mother, the distraught Babar runs from the jungle to a Paris-inspired metropolis, where he is adopted by a kindly old woman who foots the bill for a subsequent shopping spree. In Histoire de Babar- published in English as The Story of Babar - the infantile protagonist is introduced standing on four legs, as nude as any other member of his species. Clothing plays a key role in the character’s origin story. ![]()
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