Identify the Country: Quiz on National Boys Clothing

Fashion can often be used to identify the nationality of images. This is true for both adult and children's fashions. Some fashions are universal, but others clearly indicate nationality--at least in origin. Unfortunately some fashions such as blazers, baseball caps, kilts, berets, and other garments originated in specific countries, but have since spread all over the world. Thus some assessment of the date must be used when assessing the nationality of images.

We have loaded some images on this page. Some are easy. Others are more difficult. At any rate, see if you can date the image as to what decade it pertains to. Then click on the image to see if you were correct. (The link will take you to the page where the image is discussed.) Good luck.

Incidentally, if you come accross an image (either one posted here or one you have) that would be interested to post on one of the quiz pages, do let me know.







Figure 1.--This is of course an easy image with these boys in traditional school uniforms






















Figure 2.--White kneesocks and blue short pants were commonly worn by Catholic schoolboys in this European country.

































Figure 3.--This is a difficult ones. The outfits are Irish dancing costumes, but the children aren't Irish.


































Figure 4.--This turn of the century image may look like a little girl, but it is in fact the son of a famous writer.

































Figure 5.--Boys in many countries wore sailor suits, but one country in particular was known for older boys wearing short pants sailor suits.





























Figure 6.--The combination of long causage curls and stripped stockings help to date this image. Any idea?























Figure 7.--The plain suit and small collar should help date this image.



































Figure 8.--This boy's short hair and pantalettes worn with a kilt should help you date the image. What do you think?
































Figure 9.--I don't have the date for this image, but the Tam O'Shanner, Fauntleroy jacket and lace collar, kilt, and pantalettes combination make it fairly easy to date. Note that the boy wears short hair, an example of how varied combinations of clothes and hair styles were for the boys of this era.






















Christopher Wagner

histclo@lycosmail.com


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