Female Idols in Sailor Suits (and Other Nautical Gear)

The sailor suit has been a fashion staple of both girl and boys groups in k-pop for a long while. Inspired by the uniform of certain officers within the Royal Navy, the sailor suit style is usually defined by the signature flap collar and the blue and white colouring of naval attire (although other colours, such as red, are used in stage outfits). In East Asia, particularly Japan, the sailor suit has evolved to be a common school uniform, and is often associated with the themes of youth and female adolescence.

In k-pop, the sailor suit is often associated with the summer concept, as a lot of summer releases centre of themes of beachiness and the sea. The sailor suit is also widely used in more innocent concepts, although this is not a strict categorisation. Alongside the sailor suit, interpretations of naval uniforms are also a common k-pop stage outfit staple, popularised by Girls' Generation's naval attire for their release Genie. These outfits are associated with a more mature or sexy concept, but still fit the naval theme.

Here I've compiled 50 examples of k-pop groups wearing sailor suits and naval inspired stage outfits, I hope you enjoy!

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dreamcatcher red velvet elris alice sistar girl's day wjsn cosmic girls lovelyz cherry bullet oh my girl woo!ah! wooah snsd girl's generation apink clc loona rainbow fiestar dia t-ara aoa brave girls bbgirls iz*one izone gfriend laboum hello venus rocket punch 9muses nine muses weeekly berrygood weki meki