▁female ▁Coast ▁Gu ards man ; ▁however , ▁it ▁is ▁not ▁an ▁officially ▁san ction ed ▁term . ▁ ▁Un iform s ▁ ▁The ▁uniform s ▁worn ▁by ▁the ▁SP AR S ▁were ▁the ▁same ▁design ▁and ▁style ▁as ▁those ▁worn ▁by ▁the ▁W AV ES , ▁except ▁for ▁the ▁service ▁ins ign ias ; ▁created ▁for ▁them ▁by ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁fashion ▁house ▁of ▁Main bo cher . ▁The ▁decision ▁made ▁regarding ▁the ▁type ▁and ▁style ▁of ▁the ▁uniform s ▁was ▁largely ▁that ▁of ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Navy ▁Un iform ▁Board . ▁The ▁standard ▁uniform ▁was ▁a ▁n avy ▁blue ▁suit , ▁consisting ▁of ▁a ▁jack et ▁and ▁a ▁six - g ored ▁sk irt . ▁In cluded ▁were ▁black ▁ox ford s ▁and ▁plain ▁black ▁p umps ; ▁a ▁br im med ▁hat ; ▁black ▁glo ves ; ▁black ▁le ather ▁pur se , ▁and ▁rain ▁and ▁winter ▁co ats . ▁ ▁The ▁summer ▁uniform ▁was ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁design ▁as ▁the ▁standard ▁uniform , ▁worn ▁in ▁white ▁Pal m ▁Beach ▁cloth , ▁tropical ▁wor sted , ▁or ▁other ▁light ▁fab rics . ▁Sho es ▁were ▁ox ford s ▁or ▁p umps ▁of ▁white ▁le ather . ▁The ▁summer ▁work ▁wear ▁was ▁a ▁grey ▁and ▁white ▁strip ed ▁se ers ucker ▁dress ▁with ▁jack et . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁W AV ES ▁( W omen ▁Accept ed ▁for ▁Vol unte er ▁Emer gency ▁Service ) ▁ ▁United ▁States ▁Marine ▁Corps ▁Women ' s ▁Reserve ▁ ▁Women ▁Air force