Figure 1.--Here we see three New Tork City boys wearing knickers in 1938. They look to be anout 9-10 years old. As one boy is wearing a tie, it is probably just after school. |
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The Sears 1930 catalog provdes a good indication of trends at the begiining of the decade. We note knickers being worn by boys up to age 18 in 1930s. This age range is suggested by Sears catalogs. It was not, nearly as common as in the 1920s for older boys to wear them, especially as the decade progressed. Much more common was that knickers were primarily worn by elementary (primary) scool age boys. This means pre-teen boys. Some younger teen wore knickers at the behiining of the decade. By the end of the decade, hoever, it was almost entirely elementary-age school boys still wearing knickers. A few younger teens wore knickers, but it was increasingly less common. Most boys began getting long pants suits at least by the time they began senior highschool at 14 years of age. Anf knickers were no longer very common by the end of the decade at junior high schools.
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