Figure 1.--Here we see Jean and Claude as little boys in various outfits during the early 1930s along with a commercial postcard from 1938 for comparative purposes. This would have been a birthday card.

This postcard was made in 1938. Notice the persons are simple dressed in their Sunday clothes. The props are a couple of flowers and a white chair. The portait fromthe same period when Jean ans Claude were boys is very idealized. Very probably it actually was the mother and father and their little boy. The little boy is dressed in normal way, his suspender pants, kneesocks, as well as his longisg hair. I'm not sure what color the blouse and shorts were. The garments were all popular styles in for well-to-do families in fashionable Paris during the 1930s for little boys less than 8 years old. Notice the white kneesocks. You rarely seen boys with black kneesocks in these postcards. The boy's double strap shoeswere not very common. The outfit might have been seen as a little girlish to modern readers, but would not at the time in France. At the time girls only wore dresses. The longish hair was not uncommon for pre-school boys, especially in affluent families. He didn't have a choupette which was was another popular style for little boys. The boy's blouse is a simple style. It has no collar and looks to be made in a satin material. There looks to be little dark ribbons at the shoulder. The pants are a popular style during the 1930s-1950s. They were cut very short and did not have a fly. They were suspender shorts with large front buttons. When the weather was slightly chilly, his mother would add a gilet. The question arises if the boy actually was dressed like that or if this was a special costume for the postcard. I can recall around 1950 I myself was photographed for several postcards. I can recall that we were not paid. I perfectly remember I was not specialy dressed for the postcard shoot.