Figure 1.--A major turming point in world fashion was World War I. This was the case both in Europe and America. This wonderful Rockwell "Saturday Evening Post" from September 9, 1922 cover illustrates that shift. One major change was that kneepants and long stockings went out of fashion and boys began to more commonly wear knickers and kneesocks. Click on the image for a fuller discussion. |
It is the covers from the Saturday Evening Post that most of us remember today. As the magazine began to take its familiar shape, covers diversified as well, displaying the work of top illustrators including, N.C. Wyeth, J.C. Leyendecker , Harrison Fischer, John Falter, Steven Dohanos and of course, the beloved Norman Rockwell. The Saturday Evening Post grew in popularity and became an American institution with an influence unequaled by any other publication. These cover illustrations are fascinating because they are wonderful, usually clever period pieces. They are epecially useful for HBC because they generally portray contemporry clothing and, unlike many photographs that HBC has archived, these covers are all dated.
As the magazine began to take its familiar shape, covers diversified as well, displaying the work of top illustrators including, N.C. Wyeth, J.C. Leyendecker , Harrison Fischer, John Falter, Steven Dohanos and of course, the beloved Norman Rockwell. Of course no illustrator appeared more frequently on Post covers than Rockwell. We have compiled a list of some of Rockwell's covers that provide interesting depictions of children's clothing.
The Saturday Evening Post grew in popularity and became an American institution with an influence unequaled by any other publication. These cover illustrations are fascinating because they are wonderful, usually clever period pieces. They are epecially useful for HBC because they generally portray contemporry clothing and, unlike many photographs that HBC has archived, these covers are all dated. We note some Post covers that are particularly important.
A major turming point in world fashion was World War I. This was the case both in Europe and America. This wonderful Rockwell Saturday Evening Post from September 9, 1922 cover illustrates that shift. One major change was that kneepants and long stockings went out of fashion and boys began to more commonly wear knickers and kneesocks. In Europe short pants became more common, but in America it was knickers. Here one of the boys wers white kneepants with long black stockings. The other boy wears corduroy knickers and kneesocks. Also note his Eton collar and floppy bow, another fashion that was going out of style. The boys' hats are also interesting.
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