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The sailor suit was initually a boys' outfit Eventually girls began wearing sailor outfits as well. We note both dresses with sailor elements as well actual sailor suits (with skirts rather than pants of course). The primary element is of course the V-striped collar, but we also notice pointed striped collars as well. Here we see an unidentified girl with a very fancy dress, but both a pointed and "V" collar is worked into the dress. Note that both have striped detailing. The portrait is undated, but the miubt styles suggests the early 1900s, probbly about 1905 (figure 1). We are not entirely sure yet about the chronology of these two different types. We believe that sailor elements prepared in dresses before actual sailor dresses appeared, but we are still working on the chronlogy of these trends. The sailor outfits were generally plain outfits, especially the traditionally styled outfits. The girl on the previous page is a good example. Notice how the outfit matche the sailor suit worn by her little brother. The dresses with sailor style elements, however could be very fancy outfits. Dresses in the late 19t and very early 20th century could be very fancy with all sorsts of fussy elemnts. Some had sailor elements worked into them. In some dresses the sailor elements are only hinted at, sometimes the sailor elements are overwealmed by all the fusy lace and ruffles. In other instances the sailor elements are quite prominant. Of coure if the sailor elements are dominant then the dress becomes an actual sailor dress.
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