Figure 1.--These brothers anout 1930 wear identical sailor suits. Bote the cotrasting collar and cuff trim. The suits have traditional three strip styling. |
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Boys thus wore both navy blue and white suits, seasonally like the Navy. The traditional styles were done in black/navy blue and white. They both had the traditional "V" sailor collar and back flap with three stripe detailing, but we see many variations on this basic model. The white and dark suits were very similar , but there were didderences. The white suits were the summer version. They were made in a light-weight material for warm weather, but even so were made with long skeeves. Note that the white sailor suits that the boy here is wearing has a very traditional look including the three-stripes that were standard in Britain (figure 1). The white blouses might have contrasting collars abd cuffs. The white suits might be wren with either light or dark pants. The dark blue blouses were done in a heavier material, suitable for cold weather. The dark suits did not generally have the contrasting detailing. The dark blouses wew always worn with daek pants.
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