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Latvia is a small Baltic Sea country in northern Europe which experiences cold winters. The northerly location makes coats an important garment. We know of no exclusively Latvian coat styles, rather we notice mostly German or Russian styles. Of course Sweden and Poland are also inflential, but clothing styles in both countries are mostly influenced by the Germans and Russians, mostly the Germans. We notice a scene in Riga during winter 1914. At the time, Latvia was still part of the Russian Empire, but many Germans lived in Ruiga. The children both boys and girls wear sailor style coats, reefer jackets. The young girl wears a broad-brimed hat and the boys wear sailor caps. An older boy seems to be wearing a cloak kind of coat with a flat cap. A boy in the back wears a military-styled school uniform.
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