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Detail of Eversley School class of 1896. Sailor Suit - boys - worn with short pants
1896
King Township
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Credits:
CatSue McBroom
King Township Archives

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The Sailor Suit was one of the most popular styles by the end of the 19th Century for both girls and boys. The girls wore the tunic top with a skirt and the boys wore it with shorts (straight knee pants). Queen Victoria launched the trend when she commissioned a suit for Prince Albert Edward, fashioned after the uniform of The Royal Navy. A portrait by German artist Franz Xaver Winterhalter of the young prince in the suit was commissioned in 1846.

The Vienna Boys' Choir adopted this as their trademark uniform in 1921.

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Detail of Laskay (Strange) school class of 1896. Tartan prints were popular for boys and girls
1896
King Township

Credits:
King Township Museum

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Kinghorn school class circa 1896. "Buster Brown Suit", bloomers ("plus fours"), "Peter Pan Collar"
circa 1896
King Township
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Credits:
King Township Museum
CatSue McBroom

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The Comic Strip character "Buster Brown, created by R.F. Outcault, was licensed out to the Brown Shoe Company in 1904. The Suit jacket was worn with either short pants or knickers (plus fours) and the shoes with the single strap - still being made today.
The Peter Pan collar is a rounded edge collar without a stand - named after the collar on the costume of the character worn by actress Maude Adams in her role as Peter Pan in the (Broadway) play (1905).

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Detail of Kettleby school class of 1922. Girl's dress with V shaped detail on bodice
1922
King Township

Credits:
King Township Archives

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Girls dresses shifted away from the styles worn by women with dropped waist and a loose bodice. It was worn on top of a structured pleated skirt. Skirt lengths fluctuated from ankle up to the knee on the older girls.

World Fairs and Exhibitions introducing new industrial products revolutionized the fashion industry. The sewing machine, knitting machines, industrial looms, home sewing patterns and The Eaton's Catalogue - including rural delivery - played a huge part in the choices available to the consumer.

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Detail of Kettleby school class of 1911. Boy with a large bow
1911
King Township

Credits:
King Township Museum

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Detail of Pottageville school class of 1907. Girls with bows.
1907
King Township

Credits:
King Township Archives

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Glenville School class of 1891. Note the gentleman with stand up wing collar with turned corners.
1891
King Township

Credits:
King Township Museum

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Glenville School class 1891. Note "working woman's suit"
1891
King Township

Credits:
King Township Museum

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White - "shirtwaist" in white cotton or linen, with plain skirt, was the "working woman's suit". The mutton leg sleeve and long "A" line skirt was a classic for work or play (sports such as tennis)
The Gibson Girl, Buster Brown, Little Lord Fauntleroy, Eton School in England, the Royal Navy of Britain, and the Broadway Play Peter Pan were all influences on clothing styles still appearing in fashion
today!

The Gibson Girl was named after Charles Dana Gibson, a Life Magazine illustrator. He created the idealized style of an emancipated post Victorian era woman.

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Laskay (Strange) school class 1896. Note the large, decorated hats on the ladies.
1896
King Township

Credits:
King Township Museum

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Kinghorn class of 1896. Smock - lightweight over-garment, black cotton stockings, high-top shoes
circa 1896
King Township
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Credits:
King Township Museum
Catsue McBroom