Figure 1.--This photo was taken in 1906. Unfortunately we do not know just where, but we think in northern Mexico. We think te photo was taken in a city or town because the boys are wearing European/American styles rather than the white camposino clothes so sommon in the 19th century. The rather American look suggests to us that they were from northern Mexico. Source: Library of Congress LC-USZ62-74560.

Mexican boys clothing in the early 20th century was still very significantly affected by social class and demographics. Affluent Mexican boys in the city, both the rich and confortable miffle class dressed essentially like European boys. The urban poor dressed variously. We note both the standard white camposuno outfits as well as clohing styles influenced by the more affluent city dwealers. We continue to see Mexican boys wearing in rural areas wearing white camposino outfits in the early 20th century. Meexico in the 1910s was convulsed by Revolution. The rural poor championed by leaders like Villa and Zapata played a major role in the Revolution. The Partido Revolucianio Institucional (PRI) which seized control of Mexico after the Revolution persued a policy of reforms with generally disappointed results, but Mexico was changed and fashion differences between urban and rural areas begin to decline. We still see the white camposino outfits in the 1920s and 30s, but they gradually become less common. We begin to see Mexican children increasingly dress like European children. Middle class boys might sear short pants, but this was less common with working-class urban children and rural children. Afer World War II, American fashions begin to become increasingly common as trade and family connections with the United States expand. Mexico's failure to develop a viable economy and continuing rural and urban poverty are a significant factor affecting clothing and fashion in the country for both adults and children.

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