Argentine Boys Clothes: Juvenile Outfits


Figure 1.-- Here we see four Atrgentine brothers, we think in the 1940s. They look to be about 2-8 years old. They are identified as Carlos Alberto, Nericano, Horacio and Martín, bit there last mame is not given. The boys wear short-sleece blouses, button-pn shorts, and closed-toe sandals without socks. Mother has dressed the younger abd older boys a little differently with variously colored short pants.

We notice younger Argentine boys wearing a range of juvenile styles. Here our information is so far mostly limited to the 20th century. They seem to be most popular among affluent Argentine families. The fashion influence seems to be primarily European. These were a variety of popular Eyropean styles. Some Argentine boys wore romper outfits. we are not sure about the chronlogy. We do not know when rompers first appeared in Argentina, but note boys wearing rompers in the 1950s. We suspect this is the European influence, perhaps Italian but many of the styles also look French. Argentina had a substantial Italian population. We are not sure how common rompers were. We don't see many in the photographic record. They seem to have been mostly worn by todlers. As far as we can tell, they were a boy's garment, but our information is still extremely limited. A variety of short pants outfits seem much more common. Somewhat older boys might wear blouses and button-on shorts with a kind of French look. Suspender shorts seem less common, but we are still working on the topic of toddler styles and our iformation is still limited.

Chronology

We notice younger Argentine boys wearing a range of juvenile styles. Here our information is so far mostly limited to the 20th century. While we have few 9th century imges, we have quite a bit of information on the 20th centyry.

Social Class

They seem to be most popular among affluent Argentine families. The fashion influence seems to be primarily European. Fashion is of course highly impacted by the economy. Affluent countries have much more imprtant fashion indstries. Once basic needsare met, a population begins to take a greater interest in fashion. And Argentina in the late-19th and early-20th century ws posed to take the leap into aofern successful developed nation.

Specific Styles

As in Europe boys commonly wore suits in the late-19th and early-20 century and this included younger boys. There were some popular destinctive styles fpr the youngr boys. Argentine boys were a variety of popular European styles. As in Europe, sailor suits were popular in Argentina. Not only was their a fashion influence, but large numbers of of Europeans, especilly Italians, emigrated to Argentina. Sailor suits were one of the most popular and long-lasting boys' styles and we see then in Argentina as well. We are not yet sure about Fauntleroy suits. With the 20th century we begin to see more informal outfits for younger boys, specially after World War I. Short pants outfits were common in the intr-War era. Some Argentine boys wore romper suits. we are not sure about the chronlogy. We do not know when rompers first appeared in Argentina, but note boys wearing rompers in the 1950s. We suspect this is the European influence, perhaps Italian but many of the styles also look French. Argentina had a substantial Italian population. We are not sure how common rompers were. We don't see many in the photographic record. They seem to have been mostly worn by todlers. As far as we can tell, they were a boy's garment, but our information is still extremely limited. A variety of short pants outfits seem much more common. Somewhat older boys might wear blouses and button-on shorts, short sets with a kind of French look. Suspender shorts seem less common, but we are still working on the topic, but our information is still limited.









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