Figure 1.--"Libelle" in 1949 provided a pattern for another juvenile suit. I do not know precisely how to describe this suit nor am I sure how common this style was in the Netherlands. I have not noted a similar suit worn in America.
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Figure 1.--"Libelle" in 1949 provided a pattern for another juvenile suit. I do not know precisely how to describe this suit nor am I sure how common this style was in the Netherlands. I have not noted a similar suit worn in America. |
Libelle in 1949 provided a pattern for another juvenile suit. I do not know precisely how to describe this suit nor am I sure how common this style was in the Netherlands. I have not noted a similar suit worn in America.
Libelle was founded in 1933. We know that they were very popular after World War II in
the late 1940s and 50s. A Dutch reader tells us that Libelle is a magazine for woman which
has a special fashion section in it which often included patterns. They not only offer knitting patterns, but all kinds of sewing patterns for mothers and grandmothers to sew at home. Libelle was very popular in the Netherlands as well as Flemish areas of Belgium. Libelle still exists today. The magazine has an internet site, but as it is in Dutch, we can not read it. It appears to be evolving into a life-style magazine and does not give the same attention to fashion as they once did. There are today far fewer patterns, reflecting the fact that fewer Futch mothers now sew their own and their children's clothes.
The age for which the pattern was meant is not specified. Kees looks to be 5 years old.
Libelle in one 1949 issue offered a juvenile suit pattern. The ad copy reads, "And this is Kees in his new suit A 1340. The short pants with deep pockets has a stitched through scarf(belt) in the waist. The front piece of the coat is tied up. [HBC would probably say that it should read "buttoned up" here, but is unsure how the original Dutch reads.] Over the collar from the same material he wears a white one. The little tie can be of various colours."
I'm not sure how to describe the outfit. There is no specific name used to describe it in the ad copy. I have never seen an outfit quite like this in the United States and am unsure how it would be called in English.
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