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Figure 1.--This boy in 1985 wears lederhosen that had the shiny finish--glattleder.
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Figure 1.--This boy in 1985 wears lederhosen that had the shiny finish--glattleder. |
Proper lederhosen were of course made of leather. Some shortpants with lederhosen styling have been made with other materials, but real lederhosen are made of leather. The German word comes from "leder" meaning leather and "hosen" meaning pants. There were many varied types and grades of leather that were used. HBC at this time has very little information about the leather used for lederhosen. We have noticed, however, two major types. There are two types of leather: 1) glattleder (vollrind): smooth finished leather and 2) rindkernvelour (raw inner side of leather), also called suede in English. The animal the leather is made of varies: cow, deer etc. This is a topic we will persue in greater detail. We do not know many basic facts about the two types such as popularity, conventions, practicality, chrnology, and other trends. Hopefully our German and Austrian readers will provide some information here.
There were many varied types and grades of leather that were used. HBC at this time has very little information about the leather used for lederhosen. The animal the leather is made of varies: cow, deer etc. This is a topic we will persue in greater detail.
Proper lederhosen were of course made of leather. Some shortpants with lederhosen styling have been made with other materials, but real lederhosen are made of leather. The German word comes from "leder" meaning leather and "hosen" meaning pants.
We have noticed, however, two major types. There are two types of leather:
One type of lederhosen are glattleder (vollrind): smooth finished leather.
The other major type of lederhosen are "rindkernvelour" (raw inner side of leather), also called suede in English. Suede is leather that has been finished on the inside or flesh side with a soft napped finish. The outer side can be used for suede if a thin outer layer is removed.
We do not know many basic facts about the two types such as which were more popular.
Figure 2.--Here is apair of suede (rindkernvelour) lederhosen withy a double zip front. |
We also do not know if there were conventions associated with these differnt types of lederhosen. Was one type more suitable for casual play and the other used more when dressing up. Was one type used more by Scouts?
We also do not know if one type was more practical and thus better suited for camping and Scouting.
Nor do we know how the chronology of these different types varied. It seems as those the suede type appeared first, but this is just speculation at this time.
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