The Russian Suit
Subject
Photograph
Title
The Russian Suit
Date
ca. 1900 - 1920
Description
This photograph shows a young boy, most likely age four or five, wearing a white Russian suit. The Russian suit features a tunic that ends just above the knee, with a flat collar like that of a sailor suit, long sleeves and a leather belt. The knee-length breeches top a pair of dark stockings and side-button ankle boots.
Russian suits were popularized after 1905, when President Theodore Roosevelt won the Nobel Peace prize for his role in mediating the Russo-Japanese war. Inspired by Russian folk dress, the outfit was offered by mail-order catalogs and available as a pattern for home sewing. It fell out of favor around 1920, after the 1917 Russian Revolution and the end of WWI.
albumen on cardboard
References
Ruane, Christine. "The Production and Retailing of Fashionable Dress in Russia, 1700 - 1917." In Berg Encyclopedia of World Dress and Fashion. Djurdja Bartlett and Pamela Smith, eds. Oxford: Berg, 2010.
Russian suits were popularized after 1905, when President Theodore Roosevelt won the Nobel Peace prize for his role in mediating the Russo-Japanese war. Inspired by Russian folk dress, the outfit was offered by mail-order catalogs and available as a pattern for home sewing. It fell out of favor around 1920, after the 1917 Russian Revolution and the end of WWI.
albumen on cardboard
References
Ruane, Christine. "The Production and Retailing of Fashionable Dress in Russia, 1700 - 1917." In Berg Encyclopedia of World Dress and Fashion. Djurdja Bartlett and Pamela Smith, eds. Oxford: Berg, 2010.
Source
Donor: Beatrice May
Identifier
URI 1958.39.03
Contributor
Elizabeth Paul
Collection
Citation
“The Russian Suit,” Historic Textile and Costume Collection, accessed May 4, 2024, https://uritextilecollection.omeka.net/items/show/282.