Dutch Boys' Garments: Pants


Figure 1.--Dutch boys in the 1950s were wearing shorts sets with self belts, belts made in the same material as the shorts. I'm not sure what the advertisement meant.

Dutch boys like other European boys generally wore kneepants in the late 19th century. After the turn of the 19th century, short pants became increasingly common for younger boys and knickers for older boys. Various styles of shorts have been worn, includng button-on styles and suspener shorts. SmeDutch boy wore lederhosen as was popular in neihboring Germany. In the country long pants were still quite common for everyday wear. Shorts continued to be commonly worn in the 1950s, but by the 1960s, long pants were becoming much more important.
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Dutch boys like other European boys generally wore kneepants in the late 19th century. After the turn of the 19th century, short pants became increasingly common for younger boys and knickers for older boys. Various styles of shorts have been worn, includng button-on styles and suspener shorts. Some Dutch boy wore lederhosen as was popular in neihboring Germany. In the country long pants were still quite common for everyday wear. Shorts continued to be commonly worn in the 1950s, but by the 1960s, long pants were becoming much more important.

Types

Dutch boys have worn the same types of pants as boys in other European countries.

Kneepants

Dutch boys in the late 19th century might wear kneepants, even relatively old boys.

Short pants

The Dutch term for short trousers is "korte broek". Short pants appeard after the turn of the century an became increasingly common in the 1910s. Dutch boys have worn many different types of shorts. Younger boys might wear button-on styles. Many boys wore suspener shorts. Some Dutch boy wore lederhosen as was popular in neihboring Germany.

Knickers


Long pants

The Dutch term for long trousers is "lange broek".









Christopher Wagner





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