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Often the basic garment was the same or similar to play tunics, only with fancy trim added to create a dressy look. Scalloped edging was also popular. Some tunics had copius ruffeled and lace trimed decorative elements. This was even true with sailor tunics, a style not usually done with ruffels and lace. Onw od the characteristics of the sailor suit was that is wasnot a fancy stle, but basically paon and comfortable to wear. And this was true even during the Fauntkeroy era when we see over-the-top fancm y dressy outfits. Saikir sttled tunics were a popular style And many were play outfits. But we see quite a few done a dressy outfits with ruffles and lace, often all white outfits like the boys here are wearing here (figure 1). Thus is a stylew e see quite a vit in the 1900s and 1910s. The ruffles and kace are mostly done around the V-collar and back flap. Itdies how up in portraits taken from the front, butbthe sailor tunics like sailor suits had back flaps. The V-collar on these dresst silior suits is usually elongated compared to a standard sailor suit. Sailor tunics were not the only drwssy tunivs, but theu may have been the most common. We see a few with huge lace collars athat virtually covered the entire top of the tuunic.
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