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German Boys' Tunics: Russian Blouse Style


Figure 1.-- Here we see a German boy in 1917. His family name is Wagner, but we do not know his first name. He was photographed in Weimar, I think by the Handschriftlich studio. He was 3 years old. The CDV photograph was taken August 22, 1917. He wears a tunic suit done in an unusual style, similar in some respects to the Russian blouse style.

We have also noted Russian blouse tunic suits, but have realtively few images. We notice the term Russian blouse used extensively as a fashion style. We note the style being used both for tunic suits and blouses. We are not, however, precisely sure how to describe it. It seems to be based on the kind of loosely fitting Russian serf costume that extended below the waist. It was often worn with a kind of strig/rope waist tie. Often they were done with decorative trim at the neck and sleeve cuffs. The collar was commonly tight around the neck, althoufgh there were many variations of this. Here we see a German boy in 1917. His family name is Wagner, but we do not know his first name. He was photographed in Weimar. There was a hand written inscription on the card indicating that he was 3 years old. The CDV photograph was taken August 22, 1917. He wears a tunic suit done in an unusual style, similar in some respects to the Russian blouse style. Note in particular the trim often used with Russian blouses. The stripped front looks somewhat like a sailor dickey which is unusual on Russian blouses which normally had closed, circular collars. Also note that there is a string rope waist tie rather than a belt. There are two colored bands on the tunic skirt. He looks to be wearing bloomer knickers and what looks like black long stockings.







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Created: 2:49 AM 6/16/2005
Last updated: 2:49 AM 6/16/2005