 |  | | | Sailor Chic | 27th July 2007 | | |
 An exhibition at the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich celebrates fashion’s love affair with the sea.
In 1846, Queen Victoria dressed her four-year-old son, Albert Edward, in a sailor suit to wear aboard the Royal Yacht, and the navy and white striped costume became the look of choice for children. Since then, the navy look has been adopted by both men and women in designs by Chanel, Yves Saint Laurent and Jean-Paul Gaultier. As a new exhibition opens at the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich displaying the inspiration of the sea on fashion design, curator Amy Miller and fashion designer Caroline Charles navigate through the history of sailor chic and ask why so many designers, fashion icons and Hollywood stars have concluded that nautical is nice.
"Dressed to Kill, British Naval Uniform, Masculinity and Contemporary Fashions 1748-1857" by Amy Miller, Published by National Maritime Museum ISBN 9780948065743Sailor Chic exhibition at the National Maritime MuseumDisclaimer
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