Italian Boys' Garments: Neckwear


Figure 1.--Mother here has dressed these boys in matching outfits including matching white berets. We are not sure when this photograph was taken, but would guess the 1940s. Notice the colored cloth balls sewn to the necks of these T-shirts.

We note Italian boys as other European boys wearing neckwear during the mid-19th century. Stocks and bows were at first relatively slow but grew in size by the late 19yh century. We note a variety of neckwear after the turn of the 20th century, including neckties and bowties. After World war II we see even more batiety of neckwear including string ties of various sorts, some with cloth balls. Notice the colored cloth balls sewn to the necks of these T-shirts. The "T" shirt outfits here are more casual than the garments more commonly used with nevkwear. We also note a kind of cross tie. After the 1960s Italian boys began to wear suits much less than earlier and we dee the decling use of any type of neckwear.







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Created: June 2, 2004
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