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#1

Who is on the Les Mis shirt?

Posted: 12/4/05 at 10:23am

Last night I was wearing my Les Mis sweatshirt, and a friend and I got into an argument about who it was on the front. Now, I have never had any question about this. And I didn't know anyone else could either. I told her it is Cosette, and she was convinced it is Eponine. Do people really think it's Eponine on the front?
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#5

re: Who is on the Les Mis shirt?

Posted: 12/4/05 at 10:31am

It's Cosette. It is from the drawing of an original edition of the novel. People think it's Eponine because in the show, she is dressed like that as a little girl and as an adult.
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#6

re: Who is on the Les Mis shirt?

Posted: 12/4/05 at 11:56am

In some book (American Psycho, I think? It got made into a movie where the guy kills people in psychotic ways then hides them under floorboards and what not. I'm assuming that happens in the book), the first scene takes place in a taxi (I think) in New York City, and the main character keeps seeing the Les Miz logo, and keeps referring to "Eponine." And I got mad, cuz yeah, it's (Young) Cosette.
#7

re: Who is on the Les Mis shirt?

Posted: 12/4/05 at 11:58am

I know it's Cosette. I have never heard anyone think it's Eponine before. How strange.
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#8

re: Who is on the Les Mis shirt?

Posted: 12/4/05 at 11:58am

It even says so in one edition of Playbill magazine when they were showing the different COSETTE logos when Les Miz tours.
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#9

re: Who is on the Les Mis shirt?

Posted: 12/4/05 at 12:05pm

Bizarrely, I'd never really thought about it, but last week we were assigned a translation about Les Mis and the article has a whole section about the image of Cosette on the posters. As a related point is Les Mis generally spelt "les Mis" or "les Miz"? all help greatly appreciated!
#10

re: Who is on the Les Mis shirt?

Posted: 12/4/05 at 12:06pm

It's C. It's known because the full logo has her holding a broom.
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#12

re: Who is on the Les Mis shirt?

Posted: 12/4/05 at 1:36pm

Wait a minute!!! I have always thought that it represented the damaged inner child and repressed feminine, sensitive side of Javert. Is that not right?
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#15

re: Who is on the Les Mis shirt?

Posted: 12/4/05 at 1:52pm

Wait a minute!!! I have always thought that it represented the damaged inner child and repressed feminine, sensitive side of Javert. Is that not right?

That's the best thing I've read all day. Good one!
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#16

re: Who is on the Les Mis shirt?

Posted: 12/4/05 at 3:10pm

When the wholly untalented cast of the final (THANK YOU JESUS) American Tour of Les Miserables came through Baltimore, the cast wore baseball caps that said, "I'm in Les Miz" on the back. The merch guy told me that they spell it Les Miz because it's how you say it...without the whole word, people might pronounce it like Les Miss, which I bet they'd rather not have people say.
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#19

re: Who is on the Les Mis shirt?

Posted: 12/4/05 at 6:18pm

I had a French teacher in high school who swore that it was Gavroche. I have no idea how she came up with that, but that's who she truly thought it was. I tried correcting her, but she was adamant about it.
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#20

re: Who is on the Les Mis shirt?

Posted: 12/4/05 at 7:06pm

re: Who is on the Les Mis shirt?

Yes, it's Cosette, originally from this picture ^

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#22

re: Who is on the Les Mis shirt?

Posted: 12/4/05 at 7:13pm

Don't quit your day job, BSoBW.
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Updated On: 12/4/05 at 07:13 PM

#25

re: Who is on the Les Mis shirt?

Posted: 12/4/05 at 9:44pm

I had a French teacher in high school who swore that it was Gavroche. I have no idea how she came up with that, but that's who she truly thought it was. I tried correcting her, but she was adamant about it.

She must be the type who writes drag fic. I mean, it could be Gavroche, in drag, if it weren't for the Bayard etching... re: Who is on the Les Mis shirt?
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