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Sailor styles were especially popular in France. French boys wore sailor suits more commonly than perhaps any other country. And French boys commonly wore their sailor suits with sailor caps. French boys als wore sailor hats--primarily wide-brimmed ghats. Thesec were mostly worn by younger boys. Sailor caps were one of the most popular styles, if not the most popular cap style for boys. (Here we are not including berets which are not a cap style.) There were different sailor styles to which the French liked to add a pom, often a red pom. Sailor caps were not only worn with sailor suits. Sailor suits and head wear were worn into the the 1940s, but generally disapperared after World War II (1939-45). Sailorvsuits along with the caps were popular for First Communion outfits. Somewhast older boys wore sailor suits and caps in France than many other countries, especially America and Britain. Styles changed over time, largely dependent on the uniform styles of the French Navy. Sailorvstyles were largel set by the British Royal Navy. yhis is why there arecso many similarities among naval uniforms and boys sailor suits around the world. Along with thec similarities, there were differences among the various national navies.
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