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The most popular color for sailor suits was of course blue, commonly navy blue, and white. The blue suits were normally done with white accents. And of course there were white suits for summer wear, mostly with blue asccents. Some of these blue and white suits were done without contrasting accents. We know from store catalogs that sailor suits were also done in other colors. We are not real sure about 19th century sailor suits because of the black and white photography of the day. We have some catalog information, especially from the late-19th century. We have found a few colorized portraits that provide additional clues on sailor suit colors. We also have some early 20th century coloreized image. A good example is a class portrait at the Calvert School in Baltimore about 1900-05. Colorized portraits are not definitive, but they are strong indications. We even see pink suits. We see stores offering quite a range of suits in many different styles and colors. This was also the case in the early-20th century. After World War I sailor suits and colors become more standardized, especially by the 1930s. And we begin to get more colored images. We are not sure how America compared with other countries as regards color.
We see sailor suits done in various colors. The most popular color for sailor suits was of course blue, commonly navy blue, and white. The blue suits were normally done with white accents. Navy blue was the most commion, but there were sailor suits done in ither blue shades. And of course there were white suits for summer wear, mostly with blue asccents, including a brighter blue than navy. There might be accents done in different shades of blue. We also see red accents. Some of these blue and white suits were done without contrasting accents. We know from store catalogs that sailor suits were also done in other colors. There were even pink suits. We notice greyand brown wash suits in the 1920s. These were practical colors for play wear. These colors varied over time. By the 1940s we almost always see blue and white, but boys no longer commonly wore them, epecially after the War.
We are not real sure about 19th century sailor suits because of the black and white photography of the day. We have some catalog information, especially from the late-19th century. We see stores offering quite a range of suits in many different styles and colors. This was also the case in the early-20th century. After World War I sailor suits and colors become more standardized, especially by the 1930s. And we begin to get more colored images.
We have found a few colorized portraits that provide additional clues on sailor suit colors. We also have some early 20th century colorized image. There were enormous differences among colorized images. Some portraits judt had a little color splashed on. A good example is a class portrait at the Calvert School in Baltimore about 1900-05. Some colorized portraits look almost like real color photography/Colorized portraits are not definitive, but they are strong indicators, especially the carefully done ones. ions. And for the 19th and early-20th century there were no actual color phtographs. There are other useful sources, including catalogs and vintage clothing.
We are not sure how America compared with other countries as regards color.
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