|
The 1980s were a major turning points in German children's fashions. German boys like other Europeans were increasingly adopting American-influenced pan-European styles. We can no longer easily identify German boys by the clothes that they were wearing. Distinctly German styles were becoming less common. We still see Tracht (folk) items, but they were a small part of overall offerings. Suits were becoming increasingly less common. Jeans were increasing being worn. Denim was enormously popular. Bib-front shorts and denim jeans were very popular. The denim items items in the the Spring 1980 Quelle catalog included bib-shorts for younger boys and denim long pants jeans for older boys. Long pants were becoming standard for older boys and less common even for younger boys. We mostly see shorts as casual summer wear, especially the end of the decade. We continued seeing the shorts that are worn are the short cut shorts we see in the 1970s. Shorts in Germany were increasingly seen as casual wear by older boys. Some younger boys might wear dress shorts, but no longer older boys. Few boys wore shorts during the winter, even the younger boys. Knee socks for boys declined in popularity. In the mid-1980s Athletic-styled shorts in a variety of colors became very popular. By the very late 1980s longer shorts began to appear, but would not become common until the 1990s. Most older boys wore long pants. The tights boys had worn during the winter in the 1960s and 70s declined in popularity during the 1980s. The Paris student riots (1968) not only impacted French fashions. It had a huge impact on fashion trends, especially for teens. It fed into the increasingly casual styles of dressing. The impact on girls was even stronger than on boys with more and more girls wearing jeans.
Navigate the Boys' Historical Clothing German pages:
[Return to the Main German Cold-War decade page]
[Return to the Main German page]
[German choirs]
[German scouts]
[German school uniforms]
[German royalty]
[German sailor suits]
[German ethnic]
[Lederhosen]
[Tights]
[Long stockings]
Navigate the Boys' Historical Clothing Web Site:
[About Us]
[Introduction]
[Activities]
[Biographies]
[Chronology]
[Cloth and textiles]
[Countries]
[Garments]
[Girls]
[Photography]
[Topics]
[Bibliographies]
[Contributions]
[FAQs]
[Glossaries]
[Images]
[Links]
[Registration]
[Search]
[Tools]
[Boys' Clothing Home]
