Story 1: Untidy sailor suits

Like on my overalls blog, I also add some more detailed stories of films and other background or historical infos.
I believe, sailor suits should show tidy and clean kids, and parents and society were often strict in the 1930s to 1950s (and earlier).
Pic top left showing a scene of "Heimat - Eine deutsche Chronik" (also color scenes, also Lederhosen, see that entry. The collar of the boy is blowing up in the wind. Looks not so tidy anymore. Hair is short and hats are still on.

Other two pics are from "Die Trapp-Family" (see that entry, which I have updated after seeing it completly, also with Lederhosen).
The white sailor suits look normally very clean and innocent. But the kids are splashing around (youngest girl with a hose) and the other kids are in a wooden box which should be a boat. Pants got wet and dirty. Very good scene. Also splashing at grown ups.
They were also first introduced in those white sailor suits and their father corrects their suits and hairstyles (see pic on main entry).
They have to change into blue sailor suits for supper, pic below (I wonder why, I thought that white sailor suits were better and more festive and also not good for playing.
I also wonder, why so many films featuring as well sailor suits and Lederhosen. Thats very different clothing and also I associate sailor suits with the sea (and northern Germany) and Lederhosen with southern Germany, Bavarian and alpine regions. I will also investigate that further. But both are partly sign of childhood but also parts of historical Tracht and work clothing. (Just like bib overalls). Which have also suspenders like Lederhosen.

Update: A good scene of a boy in a dirty sailor suit in "De witte (1980)" see that entry.
Also very good is "Lord Jeff" (1938, b/w, rating 10) with Mickey Rooney and Freddie Batholomew fighting in a corn field in sailor suits and also showing dressing/undressing collars.