Figure 1.--Tgis unidentified image is a French boy, probably taken in the 1920s. He wears a sailor cap and an overcoat. We are not sure what he wearing under his coat, but the long pants suggest a sailor suit. Image courtesy of the MD collection.
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Figure 1.--Tgis unidentified image is a French boy, probably taken in the 1920s. He wears a sailor cap and an overcoat. We are not sure what he wearing under his coat, but the long pants suggest a sailor suit. Image courtesy of the MD collection. |
We have just begun to collect information on boys' headwear in France. The cap most associated with French boys is of course the Berets The beret has to be the most versitile head gear in history. What other head gear has been wore by little boys and girls, elite soldiers, scruffy Cuban revolutionariers, boy and girl scouts, shepards, a president's nemesis, and many others more. It is esentially a visorless cap--but the simple design can be worn for a multiplicity of different looks. While men, boys, women, and girls have worn berets in many different countries, no country is more associated with the beret than France. Berets were widely worn through World War II, but by the 1950s were no longer commonly worn. French boys as other European boys also common wore various styles of sailor hats and caps. Boys wore sailor caps and hats both with sailor suits and a variety of other clothes. Sailor headwear was worn through the 1930s. Boys also wore Tam O'Shanters or tams.
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