Figure 1.--These German boys wear matching striped sailor suits. The sailor suit as the Kaiser strove to build a navy to rival the British became extremely popular--a source of national pride. The sailor suit continued to be popular for boys even after World War I. Notice the hoops which the boys no doubt enjoyed rolling in the park. The photograph appears to have been taken in the early 1920s.

Sailor suits may have been the most common style worn by boys playing with hoops--in part because sailor suits were so commonly worn by boys over such a long period beginning in the 1840s. They were still very common in Germany in the 1920s although in most other countries generally wortn by younger boys. The sight of boys dressed in sailor suits rolling their hoops in Eiropean and American parkls was very common. The sailor suit was a boys everyday outfit, but was very versital and could be worn for more formal events as well.

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Created: July 19, 2001
Last updated: July 19, 2001