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While the wide-brimmed sailor hat may have originated in England and appeared later in America, it was very popular in the 1880s-1900s. We notice many American boys wearing sailor hats. It was a hat style specifically for children. Both boys and girls wore them. No other hat style was especially common for younger boys. There were many cap styles specifically for boys, but hat styles were somewhat less common. Several hat styles were worn over time, but the most common was a wide-brimmed style mostly worn by younger boys. There were variations in styles of these sailor hats, both the brim and the crown. Some of the brims were very large. For some reason the younger boys seem to have had the hats with the largest brims. Mamy hats had trim around the brim. There were both flat and rounded crowns. They were commonly made with chin straps and streamers. The way the photographs were posed, the streamers were often not visible. They were often worn with sailor suits, but were also worn with many other juvenile styles. These included both Fauntleroy suits tunic suits. They were also wirn with just blouses during the summer.
While the wide-brimmed sailor hat may have originated in England and appeared later in America, it was very popular in the 1880s-1900s.
We notice many American boys wearing sailor hats. It was a hat style specifically for children. Both boys and girls wore them. No other hat style was especially common for younger boys. There were many cap styles specifically for boys, but hat styles were somewhat less common. Several hat styles were worn over time, but the most common was a wide-brimmed style mostly worn by younger boys.
We note boys of varying ages wearing sailor hats. This varied somewghat deoending on the style of the hat. Boys wearing broad-brimmed sailor hats were about 2-6 years of age. Some older boys wore them, butthey were most common for pre-school boys. Girls of much older ages wore them, but they become much less common for boys after about 6 years of age. Other styles of sailor hats might be worn by somewhat older boys.
There were many variations in elements of childrn's sailor hats. We have not been able to find terms fir the different styles, except wide-brimmed sailor hats for those with especially wide brims. The primary components were the brim and the crown. There was substantisl variatioin in the with of the brims. Some of the brims were very large. For some reason the younger boys seem to have had the hats with the largest brims. The brims were also shaped differently. This varied chronologically. Many sailor hats had trim around the brim. Thos was often fabric trim on straw hats. The crows also varied. There were both flat and rounded crowns and many shaapes in between these two shapes. The criwn is, however, often obscured in period portraits. This is because the brim was often arched up. We are not sure if this was mother's choice or that of the photographer.
Salor hats were commonly made with chin straps, hat bands, and streamers. The streamers were commonly continuations of the hat bnd. The way the photographs were posed, the streamers were often not visible.
We note wide-brimmed sailor hats being worn with a variety of outfits. Of course as aailor style, they wre vert commonly worn with sailor outfits. They were often worn with sailor suits, although some boys wire other headwear even with sailor suits. Sailor hats were also worn with many other juvenile styles. We note them beung worn with skirted outfits before breeching, including dresses and kilt suits. Sailor hats were also worn after breeching with a variety of outfits. These included both Fauntleroy suits tunic suits. They were also worn with just blouses during the summer. These were the most common outfits we have noted being woirn with sailor hats, but there were others as well.
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