** Finland Finnish boys wear skirted garments







Finnish Boys' Garments: Skirted Garments



Figure 1.--The name of this Finnish boy is Yrjö (George). He was photographed with his grandmother during World War I in 1916. He wears a tunic suit, a popular fashion at the time.

We have seen some skirted garments. It was coommon throughout Europe for yonger boys to wear skirted garments in the 19th century. We assume Funnish conventions were similar to Sweden and Russias, although we are not at all sure which was the more important influence. Our small Finnish archive prevents any detailed assessment at this time. Dresses were very common, but there were other skirted garmments that were worn. We do not yet know much about the skirted garments worn in Finland, both the types of garments and the prevalence. We note tunics being worn in the early-20th century. This was a common trend in both Europe and America. Here we have an example in 1916.







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