Figure 1.--These Icelandic boys about 1910 wear tunic suits with sailor styling elements. Thiis probably reflercts Danish styles which were strogly influenced by both Britsain and Germany. We are not sure about the color, but blue seems likely. |
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Iceland is an island nation in the North Atlantic. The people are of largely Viking (Norwegian) ancestry, although for over five centuries it was ruled by Denmark. We have little information about Icelandic boys clothing at this time. Our archive is very limited. We believe that clothing styles were similar to Scandinavia, especially Denmark. For years Denmark prohibited trade with other countries which also limited contacts. Denmark finally opened trade and move toward home rule (19th century). We do not know if there are any destinctive Icelandic fashions, although climarte has had an impact on clothing and fashion. Hopefully Icelandic readers will provide some information about their country. We have begun a Icelandic history page.
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