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To learn more about our privacy policy Click hereWhy is it called a playsuit? Well, back when the First World War was raging and soldiers were called out to duty dressed in nothing more than a uniform (not much to get excited about), they were called suitots. A suit is sort of a shortened term for a uniform and sometimes a playsuit too. you can look at these suits in the Left On Friday Promo Code. A French word meaning "skin" is what the soldiers were called skin suits because they were not allowed to wear anything over their skins, this included a jacket, breeches and tie or necktie, they could only wear a skintight outfit containing a few buttons on the breast and an arm hole that was so small that a pocket would have to be surgically attached to their uniform. They were often put to work in enemy trenches where the danger of death was so great they were expected to survive long enough to be returned home.
Why is it called a suit? Because these soldiers were expected to look completely ridiculous when they arrived back home and wearing their skin tight costumes they were dubbed "suits" or "costumes." Today we refer to these same soldiers as costumes because today's modern military men are called the "suits." It was not always this way as in ancient times it was more acceptable for soldiers to be called by name instead of uniforms.
Why is it called a playsuit? The answer lies in the fact that these uniforms have evolved from a simple cloth suit into something a little more elegant. During the First World War the uniforms worn by the British Army were called cocking suits. As it became clear to the officers of the British forces that the Germans were using paper cartridges to deliver messages back home they started using the term "suits" to describe their uniforms. The German soldiers were said to be "cool as a cucumber" because they were not required to wear any kind of uniform to carry out their daily duties. Today this is referred to as the "camel suit."