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Many early sailor suits were a far cry from the traditional sailor suit that was to become so common. This is because the kilt suit appeared before the sailor style became standardized. And thus we see quite a range of sailor styling used for kilt suits. Some did not even had stripes as one might expect. Some of the these jackets are not immeditely recognizable as sailor jackets. This is in part because the only sailor feature was the "V" front which was not as well developed as was as to eventually be the case. This included both jackets that were made to be worn buttone up and others that were made to be worn open. The jackets made to be worn open were designed to be worn with a fancy Fauntleroy blouse. The effect is an outfit that looks like a Fauntleroy kilt suit even though the jacket is clearly done with sailor styling. The overall effect is a Fauntleroy kilt suit, but here we are discussing the jackets. Sailor suyits were commonly dione in navy blue or white. With kilt suits were also see suiting material in variius patterns and colors and not the standard blue or white material.
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