Figure 1.--Here we see a German boy, probably during the 1950s wearing Lederhosen with a leather halter. Notice the nicely done design. Click on the image to see boys wearing Lederhosen with embroidered cloth halters. |
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We note Lederhosen being worn with a number of accesories or other associated garments. Lederhosen might be worn with a kind of Alpine cap. I looks to be made of felt and is often green. Some boys and men wore a hat with a Gamsbart (beard of a chamois) or a bird feather. When dressing up, boys might wear Lederhosen with Bavarian jackets. These are often green are done with green trim. Lederhosen are often wore with coloful checked shirts. This is a relatively recent innovation. Lederhosen were often worn with halters. Many boys did not wear halters, but others did, There were dififferent kinds of halters. Commonly they consited of leather suspenders (braces) with a decorative cross piece in the general design of H-bar shorts. Lederhosen were commonly worn with both kneesocks and split socks
(loferl). The split stockings consist of a calf band and a foot part.
Loferls were particularly common in areas of Upper-Bavaria when wearing
short pants lederhosen (kurze lederhosen). The knicker-length lederhosen were always worn with kneesocks. The shorts style was worn with both kneesocks and the cloth band. During the summer boys might also wear them with ankle socks.
Lederhosen might be worn with a kind of Alpine cap. I looks to be made of felt and is often green. Some boys and men wore a hat with a Gamsbart (beard of a chamois) or a bird feather.
When dressing up, boys might wear Lederhosen with Bavarian jackets. These are often green are done with green trim.
Lederhosen are often wore with coloful checked shirts. This is a relatively recent innovation.
Lederhosen were often worn with halters. Many boys did not wear halters, but others did, There were dfifferent kinds of halters. Commonly they consited of leather suspenders (braces) with a decorative cross piece in the general design of H-bar shorts.
Lederhosen were normally worn with front suspenders (straps/braces) that cross over in the back, rather like
suspender shorts. Lederhosen did not originally come with belt loops. Modern lederhosen, especially those worn by Scouts, however, however, have been made with belt loops. The cross piece of the halter was often commonly done in leather with elaborately decorated with embroidered designs (ausziehr). We have also noted the cross-pieces done in cloth with embroidered designs. A good example here are two brothers about 1920.
This type of braces for Lederhosen has instead of a cross-bridge at chest-height, has two usually woven belts before the stomach, flowing together in direction of the flap and are supported at the
middle pants-head. Through five instead of four stops, this type of the
suspenders is especially for heavy lederhosen ideally and is often used for
kniebundlederhosen.
Lederhosen were commonly worn with both kneesocks and split socks
(loferl). The split stockings consist of a calf band and a foot part.
Loferls were particularly common in areas of Upper-Bavaria when wearing
short pants lederhosen (kurze lederhosen). The knicker-length lederhosen were always worn with kneesocks. The shorts style was worn with both kneesocks and the cloth band. During the summer boys might also wear them with ankle socks.
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