Figure 1.-- Here we see a Swedish boy and girl in what looks like a rural village during 1945. They are playing with their dog during the Summer. The boy wears long short pants with supenders. We suspect the children in the cities would have dressed more fashionably. A reader suggests, "I suspect that those *are* city children. The outfit worn by the girl was certainly not traditional rural clothing. I think that these were children of a prosperous family that stayed at their country home in the summer or visting grandparents."

Most Swedish boys at the turn of the 20th century wore kneepants. Sailor suits were a popular style. Long stockings were commonly worn, in part because of the climate. British and German styles appear to have been influential. Sweden is located in northern Europe and this of course afected fashion and this impact has not changed over time. We notice knickers persisting in Sweden longer than in many other European countries, although by the 1950s but they were often worn almost to the ankles. Boys after World War I began wearing short pants during the briref Summer season. Many children had snowsuits fir the Winter. A French reader writes, "I remember a visit to Sweden when I was about 14 years old in June 1958. We stayed at a nice hotel in Stockhom. I remember noticing that the children were dressed rather the same as adults. The boys mostly wore long pants which was still not the case in France at the time."

The 1900s

Most Swedish boys at the turn of the 20th century wore kneepants. Sailor suits were a popular style. Long stockings were commonly worn, in part because of the climate. British and German styles appear to have been influential. Sweden is located in northern Europe and this of course afected fashion and this impact has not changed over time.

The 1910s

The 1920s

We note a Swedish boy photographed with his cousin in 1928. He looks to be dressed for school becaise he wears his peaked school cap.

The 1930s

The 1940s

Here we see a Swedish boy and girl in what looks like a rural village during 1945 (figure 1). They are playing with their dog during the Summer. The boy wears long short pants with supenders. We suspect the children in the cities would have dressed more fashionably. A reader suggests, "I suspect that those *are* city children. The outfit worn by the girl was certainly not traditional rural clothing. I think that these were children of a prosperous family that stayed at their country home in the summer or visting grandparents.

The 1950s

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