Figure 1.--Here we see a studio portrait of an unidentified boy with the family Boston terrier, often called a Boston bulldog,. It is dated 1938 on the reverse. He is wearing a self-belted play suit which was seen as suitably formal for a portrait. Notice that with plsy suits like this thsat the scarves were not worn.

Sailor suits in the 1930s were mostly worn for play or for school. The wash suit made an easily lauyndered and practical play suit. It was thus a popular choice. Most catalogs offered these suits, often in various styles as olay suits. And we see boys wearing sailot suits to school up to about 3rd grade. While primarily a pay suit, the sailor suit could be worn by little boys for dressing up. It was a good choice for family outings like picnics where mons wanted the boy to look smart, but not dress him up. Even a plasy suit when knew could be used fior a variety of relatively formal occassions. The sailor suit had that look that it could be worn by younger boys for dressing up. They were often see as appropriate dress for studio portraits. For really formal occassions, a suit or a traditional sailor suit was more appropriate.

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