Buttons on GPW Woman's Gimnasterka

Will · 03-21-2012, 02:51 PM

Supposedly the buttons on a woman's gimnasterka were reversed from the man's version. Most all of the photos that I've seen seem to indicate that that was the case.

But I was recently looking at what was described as a WW II period woman's gimnasterka on which the buttons were not reversed.

So how firm of a "rule" was this? In other words, was it fairly common for a woman's gimnasterka to button in the same way as the man's version?

RichieC · 03-21-2012, 04:53 PM

Not a firm rule at all Bill.

I might be able to show some photos from collection of both types being utilized at a later time.

BTW, often a gymnasterka is such a small size, originally or shrunken, that it is believed to be strictly for a woman...

Will · 03-22-2012, 07:22 AM

Thanks, Richie.
That is pretty much what I thought, but I'm grateful to you for your insights.

03-21-2012, 02:51 PM	#1
Will Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 236	Buttons on GPW Woman's Gimnasterka Supposedly the buttons on a woman's gimnasterka were reversed from the man's version. Most all of the photos that I've seen seem to indicate that that was the case. But I was recently looking at what was described as a WW II period woman's gimnasterka on which the buttons were not reversed. So how firm of a "rule" was this? In other words, was it fairly common for a woman's gimnasterka to button in the same way as the man's version?

03-21-2012, 04:53 PM	#2
RichieC Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: United States Of America Age: 58 Posts: 223	Re: Buttons on WW II Woman's Gimnasterka Not a firm rule at all Bill. I might be able to show some photos from collection of both types being utilized at a later time. BTW, often a gymnasterka is such a small size, originally or shrunken, that it is believed to be strictly for a woman... __________________ Singe qui voit, singe qui fait...

03-22-2012, 07:22 AM	#3
Will Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 236	Re: Buttons on WW II Woman's Gimnasterka Thanks, Richie. That is pretty much what I thought, but I'm grateful to you for your insights.

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