Figure 1.--The S. Model catalog for 1903 shows a variety of coats for boys and girls. There were both reefe jackets and longer coats. There was also a cloak style hich was more popular in France. I can not read the text, but many of these styles look to be for older boys. Note the school cloaks with hoods. |
Sailor suits were the heigth of fashion for German boys in the 1900s, although there are some fashions showing an army influence as well. Some catalogs shows boys wearing mostly knickers blousing at the knee worn both with socks and long stockings. Sailor caps also were very popular.
The S. Model catalog for 1903 shows a variety of coats for boys and girls. Double breasted styles seem the most popular. There were both reefer jackets and longer coats. There was also a cloak style which was more popular in France. I can not read the text, but many of these styles look to be for older boys. The boys are pictured in various cap styles including sailor and golf caps. One boys wears a Glengary and the older boys Fedora style hats. Girls wear broad brimmed sailor styles. Quite a range of different styles of suits, many full sailor suits or with sailor styling, were available in the S. Model catalog. This apparas to be from the fall-winter catalog. Most came with knicker pants and were worn with long stockings, at least in the Fall and winter.
We note that the Breslauer Hausfrau, a popular woman's magazine offered tunic suits for younger boys in 1908. The two tunic suits are a good example of this popular style for younger boys at the time. They had the low-hung belt with no practical purpose which was a characteristic of these tunics. One is done in the popular sailor style.
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