Figure 1.--This little girl wrars a tunic suit in the Russian blouse style. The neck is the open square style rather than the tight collar type. She looks to be about 6 years old and the photograph was probaably taken around 1915. Note the huge colored hair bow.

Tunics were made in several different types and stylistic vaiations. We do not think that girls commonly wore tunics in the 19th centyry. We do note, however, that many girls wore the various types of tunics that became popular in the at the turn of the 20th century. We believe that girls as well as boys wore the different styles of tunic suits, but we are just beginning to collect information on this. It is possible that girls may have worn certain types of tunic suits more than others. Girls most commonly wore sailor tunics/blouse and Russian blouse suits, but not usually tunics in the Buster Brown fashion. There were, however, no absolute rules on this. Girls often wore them like dresses, but fashion magazines referred to them as tunic suits.

Created: April 17, 2002
Last updated: April 17, 2002