Dutch Boys' Garments: Ties


Figure 1.--This image from a 1967 Dutch catalog shows a bow tie that was popular in the 1960s. Note the boys's sleeveless knit sweater.

HBC has relatively limited information in the ties worn by Dutch boys. Dutch boys have worn both neck ties and bow ties. Vertical neck ties appear to have been the most common. HBC is not sure about the time line, but they appear to have been commonly worn by Dutch boys by the 1930s. Quite a wide range of patterns were worn. One Dutch contributor remembers wearing what he calls a "butter-fly" bow tie as a boy. He writes "The butterfly-bow was very popular in the 1960s. I was born in 1957 and wore one myself in the 1960s." Modern Dutch boys dress up less commonly than in the past so the usage of ties in general have declined. Age appears to have been a factor. Generally younger boys wore bow ties.

Types

HBC has relatively limited information in the ties worn by Dutch boys. Dutch boys have worn both neck ties and bow ties. Vertical neck ties appear to have been the most common.

Chronology

The time line for neck ties and bow ties varies. HBC is not sure about the time line, but neck ties seem to have appeared in the 1920s as the Eton collar declined in importance for formal dress. They were commonly worn by Dutch boys by the 1930s. HBC is not positive when Dutch first began wearing bowties. One Dutch contributor remembers wearing what he calls a "butter-fly" bow tie as a boy. He writes "The butterfly-bow was very popular in the 1960s. I was born in 1957 and wore one myself in the 1960s."

Conventions

Some boys buttoned their collar, but did not wear a tie. HBC is unsure as to what determined wheter or not a tie was worn.

Patterns

Quite a wide range of patterns were worn.

Colors

HBC at this time has no information on the color of ties worn by Dutch boys.

Usage

Modern Dutch boys dress up less commonly than in the past so the usage of ties in general have declined.

Age Conventions

Age appears to have been a factor. Generally younger boys wore bow ties.







Christopher Wagner





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