Figure 1.--This snapshot is dated 1932 and taken in Brussels. The three boys seem to be brothers, aged "about 8-12 years ofge. We don't know the names of these boys. They are dressed almost identically for a cold winter day with matching double breasted overcoats. Click on the image for a fuller discussion of the snapshot. |
Belgium located in northern Europe has cold winters. Thus boys needed warm winter coats as well as jackets for cool weather. We d not notice any destinctive coat styles. As in other fashion areas, Belgian fashions were very sililar to French fashions with influences from the Netherlnds and Germany, especially in Flanders. We are just beginning to acquire information on Belgian coats. Here we see three Brussels boys wearing matching double-breasted overcoats in 1932 (figure 1).
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