Figure 1.--This is a First Communion portrait of Adeian Viring in 1941. He was from Wisconsin, but we do not know what city. He looks to be about 7 years old. The portrait is interesting because it shows a boy wearing knickers with abkle socks. For some reason, kneesocks declined in popularity just before knickers did. Thus you see a number of boys in the late 30s and early 40s wearing knickers with ankle socks. When this portrait was taken, knickers were also going out of style.

Adrian Viring (United States, 1941)

This is a First Communion portrait of Adeian Viring in 1941. He was from Wisconsin, but we do not know what city. He looks to be about 7 years old. The portrait is interesting because it shows a boy wearing knickers with abkle socks. For some reason, kneesocks declined in popularity just before knickers did. Thus you see a number of boys in the late 30s and early 40s wearing knickers with ankle socks. When this portrait was taken, knickers were also going out of style. They were rarely seen after workd war II (1945). Notice the striped ankle socks. This was a very common pattern.







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