Sailor suit
A sailor suit is a
Origins and history
In the
The flap collar is perhaps the most recognizable item of the sailor suit. It is often considered lucky to touch a sailor's collar.[4] The bell-bottomed trousers were designed so that they could be rolled up easily when scrubbing the decks.
As children's clothing
In 1846, the four-year-old
A female version of the sailor suit, the sailor dress, was popularly known in early 20th century America as a Peter Thomson dress after a naval tailor with outlets in New York and Philadelphia.[5]
Asian school uniforms
Many schools in some Asian countries, including Japan, the Philippines,
Japan
Sailor suits are especially common in Japanese girls' schools, known as
Philippines
Just like in Japan, sailor uniforms are also common in Philippine schools, particularly in high schools. Most public schools adopted the sailor uniform as the official uniform for the girls and some of them adopted with derivatives.
See also
References
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- Secretary of the Admiralty. 30 January 1857. Retrieved 17 March 2024 – via RootsWeb.
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- ^ Brooks Picken, Mary (1923). Textiles and Sewing Materials: Textiles, Laces, Embroideries and Findings, Shopping Hints, Mending, Household Sewing, Trade and Sewing Terms. Scranton, Pennsylvania: International Textbook Company. p. 250.
A kind of dress worn by young girls, the waist of which is made in exact imitation of a sailor's blouse. This style of dress derives its name from its creator, Peter Thomson, who was a tailor in the navy...
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