Figure 1.--This Uruguayan boy wears a sailor suit and ringlet curls. I'm not sure about the date, but would guess the 1890s. All we know about the portrait is that it was taken in Montevideo at the Frederico Brunel studio. Image courtesy of the RG collection.

We have very limited information on Uruguay at this time. As far as we can determine there are few destinctive Uruguayan styles for boys' clothing. We see boys, especially boys from affluent families, wearing various clothing and hair style fashions worn in Europe at the time. Both Argentina and Uruguay have een more influenced by Europe, in part because most of the population are of European origins. The primary fashinon influences appear to be Spanish and Italian. Uruguay was a colony of Spain , but beginning in the late 19th century there was considerable Italian emmigration, as in Argentina. Children wear white school smocks,but we are not sure if that is a Spanish or Italian fashion influence. The British have also hadsome influence, primarily because of trade ties. After World War II, American fashion influences became increasingly important. Hopefully Uruguayan readers will provide us some more detailed information.

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