While the suit is named after the cartoon character Buster Brown, the cartoonist got the idea for the suit from Prince Edward who, apparently famously, wore a sailor suit on a visit to Ireland for a Royal Portrait.
My dad has a baby picture where he’s wearing a sailor suit.
Huh. I thought it was a WWII thing. I guess that it goes back a ways.Report
The Buster Brown suit has a wikipedia page.
While the suit is named after the cartoon character Buster Brown, the cartoonist got the idea for the suit from Prince Edward who, apparently famously, wore a sailor suit on a visit to Ireland for a Royal Portrait.
My dad has a baby picture where he’s wearing a sailor suit.
Huh. I thought it was a WWII thing. I guess that it goes back a ways.Report