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We see rather basic tunic suits trimmed with copious amounts of lace, turning them into a dressy garment for special occassions. And many of those fancy outfits were white tunics with fancy white lace detailing. The tunic itself is a very basic garment. But with the lacy detailing they became fancy, dressy outfits. White only added to this look. White is just not a practical color for boys. Perhaps for girls, but not for boys who tend to be very messy if not closely supervised. And most of the dressy tunic we see are white. Especially popular were white tunics done in light-weight fabric for summerear. We also see tunics done in heavier, dark materials, but they do not seem nearly as common for dress wear as the lighter-wight white tunics. There could be seasonal factors at play here. The fancy white tunics could be a spring-summer style while the plainer tunics with heavier material worn more during fall and winter. And of course Easter comes in the sring and is a time in addition to the religious aspect, the time to buy new spring outfits. This is difficult to tell as most of our images are undated studio portraits. As they were tken indoors we do not have any hints as to the season. We only have the suggestion it is a sring/summer outfit because they are done in light-weight fabrics. Light colors especially white are also associated with spring and summer.
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