Figure 1.--This boy wears a dressy tunic suit, probably about 1910. We are not certain about where this boy was from. The hair cut looks rather American. |
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Tunics were very flexible garments. We note tunics being worn for a wide range of occasions. We notice them being worn both as play garments as well as dress up occassions. Although they seem less common fo really formal events. Here there seem to have been chronological differences. We are guessing that this was their dress up outfit, but are not entirely sure about this. We know much more about the tunics worn at the turn of the 20th century. Tunic suits were very popular at this time and throughout the ealy 20th century. And with the appearance of the Kodak Browmie and the uniquitous snapshot, we see many boys wearing them for play and other casual wear. Wecdo not, however, note them being worn for school to any great extent.We also note quite a few boys wearing them for dress up occassions and informl portraits. Thus we see both plain and very fancy tunic suits. It was also reflected in the materials used.
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