Figure 1.--Generally white sailor suits were more common at beaches, but here there are many blue suits. This photograph was taken at La Harve. At first we thought it was likeky taken in the 1900s, but it could have been taken in the 1910s. |
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No outfit was more popular for the seaside than sailor outfits. Both boys and girls commonly wore them. Of course the white sailor suits were more common than the blue suits. In the early part of the century there seems to have been more wading than swimming. Boys wore their broad-brimmed sailor hats. Both boys and girls wore tops. We are unsure to what extent long stockings were worn, if at all.
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