Figure 1.--Here we see an unidentified German primary class in 1950. Quite a number of the boys are wearing Lederhosen. It is a little difficult to tell how many. All the boys with halters are probably wearing Lederhosen. We would guess a little less than half. Some of the halters, however, are covered by jackets and sweaters. The boys look to be about 10 yeras old. We are not sure if this is one or two classes.

Beginning in the 1920s we note boys beginning to commonly wearing Lederhosen to school in Germany. we presume the same was true in Austria. HBC is not sure why they suddenly became more acceptable for schoolwear in the 1920s. They may have been even more common in Austria. In German they were more common in Bavaria than other areas. In Austria they were more common in rural areas than Vienna and other large cities.HBC is not sure why they suddenly became more acceptable for schoolwear in the 1920s. They were not a dominabt styleds, but wse do see many boys wearing them. This continued into World War II when leather became an important war material. A lot of military gear was mase in keather. And the Germans Army needed tackle for the huge numbers of horses used by the Ostheer. After the War, Lederhosden seem to be mire common than ever. We are not sure why. They were especially commin in the 1950s. We see whole school classes with almost all of the boys wearing Lederhosen. We note boys in Austria and Germany commonly wearing them to school in the 1960s, but they began to decline in popularity during the 1970s. Even so, we note some French boys wearing them during the 1970s. We do not believe that they are now common schoolwear, but we have few recent reports. Hopefully our German readers will update us here. We note boys in Austria and Germany commonly wearing them to school in the 1960s, but they began to decline in popularity during the 1970s. We do not believe that they are now common schoolwear, but we have few recent reports.

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