Figure 1.--The French fashion magazine, Moniteur de la mode in 1907 published a interesting articles about fancy suits for younger boys. Earlier these boys may have worn dresses. To read the article clock on the image.
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Figure 1.--The French fashion magazine, Moniteur de la mode in 1907 published a interesting articles about fancy suits for younger boys. Earlier these boys may have worn dresses. To read the article clock on the image. |
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, both kneepants and long pants were available.
Fancy tunic suits for younger boys that earlier might have worn dresses were fashionable and popular with the affluent parents that could afford them.
The French fashion magazine, Moniteur de la mode in 1907 published a interesting articles about fancy suits for younger boys during the early 20th century. Moniteur de la mode was the most important French magazine. A French This text is very intrresting because it provides an is giving the analysis of the main
elements concerning boys' fashions. Notice before 1900 the sailor suit originating in England was very influential and widely worn by a broad spectrum of French boys. Boys until about 5 years of age wore dresses like the girls, but a bit shorter. At the turn of 1900 the boys'french fashion changed. We call this period of the early 20th century (1900-13) before World War I, "La belle époque". These suits worn in the early 20th century were worn by boys that a decade earlier might have worn dresses."
Shoes were mostly still hightops.
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