Figure 1.--This CDV portrait shows a Berlin boy wearing what looks like some kind of tunic outfit, we think in the 1880s. It may have been called a sailor suit because of the anchors on the collar. |
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We do not know much about German sailor suits in the 1880s yet. We see a number of boys wearing outfits ith sailor styling. We are not surem however, just how prevalent this was. We note quite a variety of sailor outfits in Germany during the 1880s. We notice sailor suits in America and Britain becoming increasinly standardized in the 1880s. We think that process was not as well developed in Germany. We see Germans boys wearing outfits that do not look at all like sailor suits, except there may be a nautical symbol like an anchor on the collar. Others have various sailor features. Germany did not yet have a sizeable navy and we are unsure just how popular sailor suits in general were. he popularity would not have come from the German Navy. Crown Prince Wilhelm married in 1881 and the royal couple had seven children, all but one a boy. The princes wore sailor-styled outfits even before they were breeched. Once breeched were dressed in fairly traditionally styles sailor suits. A factore here was presumably that their grandmother was British. This must have affected the popularity of the sailor suit in Germany. It was not because their grandmother dictated fashion. Kaiser Wilhelm was not on the best of terms with his mother. He was, however, very impressed with the Royal Navy.
We do not know much about German sailor suits in the 1880s yet. We see a number of boys wearing outfits ith sailor styling. We are not surem however, just how prevalent this was. We are unsure just how popular sailor suits in general were.
We note quite a variety of sailor outfits in Germany during the 1880s. We notice sailor suits in America and Britain becoming increasinly standardized in the 1880s. We think that process was not as well developed in Germany. Thus we see a much greater variety of outfits with sailor styling. We see Germans boys wearing outfits that do not look at all like sailor suits, except there may be a nautical symbol like an anchor on the collar. Others have various sailor features. We see some outfits with the V-collar, although often not dome with the classic stripes.
We see mostly knee pants sailor suits, but our archive is still very limited. There were also tunic suits with sailor elements.
Germany did not yet have a sizeable navy in the 1880s The popularity would not have come from the virtually unknown German Navy.
Crown Prince Wilhelm married in 1881 and the royal couple had seven children, all but one a boy. The princes wore sailor-styled outfits even before they were breeched. Once breeched were dressed in fairly traditionally styles sailor suits. A factore here was presumably that their grandmother was British. This must have affected the popularity of the sailor suit in Germany. It was not because their grandmother dictated fashion. Kaiser Wilhelm was not on the best of terms with his mother. nd after he became kaiser, he did not have to give her much regard (1888). He was, however, very impressed with the Royal Navy.
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