Figure 1.-- Here we see two brothers who look to be dressed up in matching rompers after Church on Sunday. Notice the white gloves. The snapshot is undated, but we would guess was taken in the early 1950s.

Formal rompers were especially common for special occassions and events. A formal family portyrait might be one such occassion. French families going to church might dressed the younger boys in dressy rompers. We notice quite a few family snapshots showing boys in rompers for Sunday church services. Chjurch attendance was still important in the 2940s and 50s. Boys might dressing up for other special occassions like weddings in rompers. A French reader mentions boys wearing rompers for formal civic occassions. Family celebrations like Easter and Christmas might include the children dressing up in formal outfits with the younger boys outfitted in rompers. Here we see two brothers who look to be dressed up in matching rompers after Church on Sunday. Notice the white gloves (figure 1).