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Written by coutureallurevintage.com
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GIRL SCOUTS
When the Girls Scouts of America were first formed in 1912, the uniforms were made by the members and their families, using pictures of the Girl Guides uniform as a guide. By 1914, the Girl Scout organization had the uniforms manufactured. The uniforns have changed over the years, reflecting changing styles.
Mainbocher designed new uniforms for the Girl Scouts in 1948. His designs were the GSA answer to the "New Look". Mainbocher redesigned the Intermediate, Senior, and Adult uniforms using leaf green Sanforized cotton cover fabric. Each of the uniforms was similar, but had subtle differences for each age group. Each had his signature buttoned collar.
In 1968, Stella Sloat designed new uniforms for the GSA. Halston did new ones in 1978 and Bill Blass in 1984.
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from an early 1920s uniform
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from a mid 1920s uniform
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from a 1920s uniform
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from a 1930s Mariner uniform
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from an early 1940s uniform
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from a late 1940s/early 1950s leader uniform
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from an early 1950s shirt
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from a mid 1950s & mid 1960s leader's uniform
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from a mid 1980s leader's jacket
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from a mid 2000s uniform
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