Figure 1.--This NBC commercial post card was not postally used. It probably dates to the early or mid-1920s, perhaps made in Germany. The boy wears a dressy flok style. Note the ribbons at the hem. |
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Lederhosen were not just casual clothes. They could be worn for a wide range of occassions. Many boys would wear them for dress occasions. Many boys wire them with their suit jakets rather than the actual matching pants. YThis seems most common in northern- and central-Germmany. Other boys had Alpine-styled Bavarian jackets. This seems most common in southern Alpine regions. Some boys were dressed up in full folk attire. This differed from folk dress in that it might be worn in an area different than where the folk attire originated. Also it was worn for special occasions and was not the everyday outfit. We notice this as early as the 1910s, but it probably begun earlier. Other boys would wear lederhosen with a kind of suit jacket with Tyrolin styling. We are not sire when this fashion began.
Lederhosen were not just casual clothes. They could be worn for a wide range of occassions. Many boys would wear them for dress occasions. They could be worn them with suit jakets rather than the actual matching pants that came with suits. This seems most common in northern- and central-Germmany. We tend to see this most commonly after World war II when Lederhosen became more generally worn in Germany and were less a regional Bavarian style.
We are not sure about the origins of this convention. It may have been boys were not to keen on putting on a suit and just put on their suit jacket with what they were wearing at the time or used to wearing. Perhaps mothers selected the clothing. Here we are not sure.
Some boys were dressed up in full folk attire. This differed from folk dress in that it might be worn in an area different than where the folk attire originated. Also it was worn for special occasions and was not the everyday outfit. They were popular for festivals and other celebeations. We notice this as early as the 1910s, but it probably begun earlier. The length of the lederhosen and the caps worn with these folk outfits varied widely.
Some boys would wear Lederhosen for dress occasions with Tyrolean or Bavarian style jackets. boys would wear Lederhosen with a kind of suit jacket with Tyrolin styling. We are not sure when this style began. We believe that these Tyrolean jackets were most popular in southern Germany, Alpine regions especially Bavaria. After World War II when Lederhosen became more popular outside of Bavaria these jackets may have been more wudely worn, but we are not sure avout this.
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