Belgian Boys Rompers: Chronology


Figure 1.--Theis Belgian boy is believed to have been taken in the early 1950s, although we do not hve the boy's name or where in Belgium the photograph was taken. Note that this was not a summer romper as the boy is wearing a sweater with his romper. This boy looks to be about 3-4 years old.

HBC has much less information on Belgian rompers than we have on French rompers, including chrnological information. We have not found many examples from the 19th century. We do not ee rompers uits in the 19th century, although our 19th cetury Belgian archive is still very limited. We note on unidentified Ghent boy wearing romper pants in 1883. He has socks rather than longs stockings like an American boy. We have not yet found examples of Belgain boys wearing romper suits in the early-20th century. We note younger Belgian boys wearing rompers in the 1920s, although we have not yet developed a complete time-line for these garments. We see some of the same styles of rompers worn in France during the 1950s also being worn in France. The image seen here is believed to have been taken in the 1950s. They were a very popular fashion for boys through the early-1950s. We see them being worn both in Belgium and Belgian boys in the Belgian Congo. We note a royal visit with the children all dressed up during 1947. We see a Belgian mother with her two sons wearing bib-front rompers in 1956, also in the Congo. The popularity of rompers both in France and Belgium declined after the mid-50s when they were increasingly seen as old fashioned. While boys' fashions in Belgium are often almost identical to French styles, sometimes there are notable differences in the time line during which these fashions were popular.

The 19th Century

HBC has much less information on Belgian rompers than we have on French rompers, including chrnological information. French fashions are very prevalent in Belgium, so we suspect that there is consideable similarity between the twp countries concerning rompers. We have not found many examples of Belgian boys wearing romper suits during the 19th century. While we do not see rompers suits in the 19th century, we need to mention that that our 19th century Belgian archive is still very limited. Thus it is not a good indicator of prevalence. We do note on unidentified Ghent boy wearing romper pants in 1883. We hve no idea how common his was. He has socks rather than longs stockings like an American boy.

The 20th Century

We have not yet found examples of Belgain boys wearing romper suits in the early-20th century. We note younger Belgian boys wearing rompers in the 1920s, although we have not yet developed a complete time-line for these garments. We see some of the same styles of rompers worn in France during the 1950s also being worn in France. The image seen here is believed to have been taken in the 1950s. They were a very popular fashion for boys through the early-1950s. We see them being worn both in Belgium and Belgian boys in the Belgian Congo. We note a royal visit with the children all dressed up during 1947. The boy here is unidentified, other than it was taken in Belgium (figure 1). We believe the photograph was taken in the 1950s. We do not know where in Belgium it was taken. Note that this was not a summer romper as the boy is wearing a sweater with his romper. We believe he is wearing a romper suit and not just romper pants, but can not be sure. We are also unsure about his age. One HBC reader believes he is about 3 years old. HBC thought h might be as old as 4 years We see a Belgian mother with her two sons wearing bib-front rompers in 1956, also in the Congo. The popularity of rompers both in France and Belgium declined after the mid-50s when they were increasingly seen as old fashioned. While boys' fashions in Belgium are often almost identical to French styles, sometimes there are notable differences in the time line during which these fashions were popular.

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