Figure 1.-- This American boy wears a non-traditionsal styled cut-way jacket sailor suit. The blouse is interesting. The collar and dicky do not seem to be part of the blouse, but this is difficult to say with any certainty. The portrait was taken by Schmidt Portrait in Council Bluffs, Iowa. The portrait is undated, but was taken about 1905. A reader writes, "Looking at the photo, I wonder whether the blouse and dickey are all in one and the collar and tie are separate?" The tie (bow) is definitely separate. I think the dickey is also separate or perhaos part of the collar, but can not prove it.

We also notice sailor suits done with jackets rather than the traditional middy blouse. While the jackets commonly had sailor detailing they were not based on any actual naval uniforms. The standard sailor suit was a middy blouse and matching pants. We also note sailor suits that were done with jackets rather than middy blouses. These jacket suits were not commonly made like actual uniforms. (There were sone naval uniforms made with jackets in the early-19th century, but they were not very common. Uniforms for enlsted sailors only began to become common in he mid-19th century.) A common non-traditional jacket was the cut-away jacket seen here (figure 1). The boys suits with these jackets often used naval colors (mostly navy blue), and often the striped detailing common on sailor suits, but the cut of the jackets were quite varied. We mostly see these suits in the late-19th century or very early-20th century. Almost all of the jackets we have found date from his period (1890s-1900s). These were dress-up garments while the standard middy blouse suit could be more varied, worn for school and play as well as dress up garments. The garments under the jackets were mostly differently styled blouses. As far ss we can tell, they were mostly worn with matching knee pants. Long stocckings and hihgh-op shoes generally completed the outfits.

Jacketed Salor Sut

We also notice sailor suits done with jackets rather than the traditional middy blouse. This was anon-traditionl school. While the jackets commonly had sailor detailing they were not based on any actual naval uniforms. The standard sailor suit was a middy blouse and matching pants. We also note sailor suits that were done with jackets rather than middy blouses.

Naval Uniforms

These jacket suits were not commonly made like actual uniforms. Until the 19th century, only the officers wore uniforms. (There were sone naval uniforms made with jackets in the early-19th century, but they were not very common. Uniforms for enlsted sailors only began to become common in he mid-19th century.)

The Jackets

A common non-traditional jacket was the cut-away jacket seen here (figure 1). The the cut of the jackets were quite varied.

Colors

The boys suits with these jackets often used naval colors (mostly navy blue), and often the striped detailing common on sailor suits.

Chronoloy

We mostly see these jacketed sailor suits in the late-19th century or very early-20th century. Almost all of the jackets we have found date from his period (1890s-1900s).

Usage

These jacketed sailor suits were dress-up garments while the standard middy blouse suit could be more varied, worn for school and play as well as dress up garments.

Tops

The top garments under the jacketed sailor suts were mostly differently styled blouses. As the jackets were cut-away styled, we often get to see some of the blouses and other tops worn with these jacketed sailor suits. This varied. Sone of the jackets covered moore of the boy's top than others. In some cases we get to see much of the blouse. Here er see see a great deal of the blouse which blouses over the boy's waist. And the collar we see is mostly the collar of the blouse (figure 1). In other cases the jacket and accompanyying dicky covers evrery thing. We do not get to see the blouse at all. The collar is the callar of the jacket rather than theblouse. These jackets were proavly worn with a collar-less shirt waist instead of the blouse wesee here.

Pants

As far ss we can tell, these jacketed sailor suitsy were mostly worn with matching knee pants.

Oher garments

Long stocckings and high-top shoes generally completed the outfits.

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