Sailor suit
Asailor suitis auniformtraditionally worn byenlistedseamenin anavyor other governmental sea services. It later developed into a popular clothing style for children, especially asdress clothesandschool uniforms.
Origins and history
[edit]In theRoyal Navy,the sailor suit, also called naval rig,[1]is known as Number One dress and is worn byable ratesandleading hands.It is primarily ceremonial, although it dates from the old working rig of Royal Navy sailors which has continuously evolved since its first introduction in 1857.[2] [3]Versions have been adopted by many navies from around the world.
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]Thebell-bottomed trouserswere designed so that they could be rolled up easily when scrubbing the decks.
As children's clothing
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In 1846, the four-year-oldAlbert Edward, Prince of Waleswas given a scaled-down version of the uniform worn by ratings on theRoyal Yacht.He wore his miniature sailor suit during a cruise off theChannel Islandsthat September, delightinghis motherand the public.[citation needed]Popular engravings, including the famous portrait done byWinterhalter,spread the idea, and by the 1870s the sailor suit had become a fashionable dress for bothboysandgirlsin many countries. Some Western cartoon and comic characters use a sailor suit as their trademarks; examples includePopeye,Donald Duck,andFiddler Pig.Sailor suits have been worn by the members of theVienna Boys' Choiron their international tours.
A female version of the sailor suit, thesailor dress,was popularly known in early 20th century America as aPeter Thomson dressafter a naval tailor with outlets in New York and Philadelphia.[5]
Asian school uniforms
[edit]Many schools in some Asian countries, including Japan, the Philippines,[6][better source needed]Taiwan, North Korea, South Korea, Hong Kong, Singapore, Vietnam and Thailand, have adopted sailor outfits as a school uniform.[7][better source needed]
Japan
[edit]Sailor suits are especially common in Japanese girls' schools, known assailor fukuby the Japanese. They are so common that the image of the outfit has evolved to be strongly associated with youth and female adolescence in popular culture. As a result, sailor uniforms are seen very frequently in Japanese dramas, movies, anime, manga, music videos and concert performances of pop teen idol groups.
Philippines
[edit]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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"R".britishempire.co.uk.Archived fromthe originalon 2017-06-24.Retrieved2009-03-27.
- ^"Uniform Dress for Petty Officers, Seamen and Boys - 1857".Admiralty Circular No. 283.Secretary of the Admiralty.30 January 1857.Retrieved17 March2024– via RootsWeb.
- ^Radford, Edwin; Radford, Mona A. (2004).Encyclopedia of Superstitions 1949.Kessinger Publishing. p. 208.ISBN978-1-4179-7655-3.
- ^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...
- ^"Anime Uniform Same as Your School Uniform".Crunchyroll(Forum thread). 2009. Archived fromthe originalon 2018-05-15.Retrieved2018-05-14.
- ^"Five Best-Looking School Uniforms in Singapore".Low Kay Hwa.Archived fromthe originalon 2015-08-17.Retrieved2015-08-28.
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