Figure 1.-- We note a catalog offering boys' suits in 1905. There were a variety of different styles, including sailor suits. The pants were both kneepants and knickers. We are not sure in what catalog this page appeared. I think it might be Galeries Lafayette. Unfortunately we do not have the ad copy for the text. |
French mail order catalogs and clothing advertisements offer a very useful time line on changing fashion trends. Fancy tunic suits for younger boys that earlier might have worn dresses were fashionable and popular with the affluent parents that could afford them. Boys commonly wore sailor hats ands suits. Suits styles and head gear appear to have been rather mature styles, kneepants, knickers, and long pants were available. We note a catalog offering boys' suits in 1905. There were a variety of different styles, including sailor suits. The pants were both kneepants and knickers.
Fancy tunic suits for younger boys that earlier might have worn dresses were fashionable and popular with the affluent parents that could afford them.
We note a catalog offering boys' suits in 1905. There were a variety of different styles, including sailor suits. The pants were both kneepants and knickers. We are not sure in what catalog this page appeared. I think it might be Galeries Lafayette. Unfortunately we do not have the ad copy for the text.
Shoes were mostly still hightops.
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