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Our information on Dutch boys clothes is still limited. We do not know much about suits in the Netherlands (18th century). The well-to-do like other Europeans wore knee breeches. At the time, children wore small versions of their parents clothes. We begin to see dedicated children's clothes (19th century). The first such garment was the skeleton suit. Dutch boys like other European boys began wearing wore long pants suits before their fathers. Long pants dominated boys wear and eventually adult men's wear through the mid-19th century. Suits could be worn quite tight in the early part of the century, but looser fits were more common by mid-century. Suits at mid-century were commonly worn with vests. Boys unlike their fathers might wear suits jackets without lapels, especially the younger boys. There was a major shift in the pants. Knee pants suits were common in the late-19th century. We are not sure just when knicker suits appeared. Major changes began after the turn-of-the century (20thb century). Short pants suits gradually replaced knee pants suits after the turn of the 20th century. Younger boys wore short pants suits while some older boys may have worn knicker suits--especially during the winter. Boys in the 1950s gradually began to more commonly wear long pants suits. Short pants suits were still worn in the 1960s, but by younger boys. At the same time we see an increasing trend toward casual dress. We se far fewer Dutch boys wearing suits (1970s). In addition we see far less country differentiation. Dutch boys were wearing the same pan-European styles that was were spreading throughout Europe. Unfortunately our limited Dutch archives makes this difficult to follow in detail.
Our information on Dutch boys clothes is still limited. We do not know much about suits in the Netherlands (18th century). The well-to-do like other Europeans wore knee breeches. At the time, children wore small versions of their parents clothes.
We begin to see dedicated children's clothes (19th century). The first such garment was the skeleton suit. Dutch boys like other European boys began wearing wore long pants suits before their fathers. Long pants dominated boys wear and perpetually adult men's wear through the mid-19th century. Suits could be worn quite tight in the early part of the century, but looser fits were more common by mid-century. Suits at mid-century were commonly worn with vests. Boys unlike their fathers might wear suits jackets without lapels, especially the younger boys. The cut-away jacket was common. As was the collar-buttoning jacket. The boy here is a good example (figure 1). Dutcg styles were heavily unfluebced by the British and Germans, two coytries with much larger ecomnomies. One Brutish style whic was not very influential was the Fauntleroy Craze. Not only do we not see that many Fauntleroy suits, but the acoutemrnts like large lace and ruffled collars anf huge floppy bows are much less popukar in the Netherkamds than Britain. There was a major shift in the pants after mid-century. Long pants were still important (1870s). The first knee pants were quite long, often not all that much above the ankles. Calf level was common. Knee pants gradually increased in importance and eventually raeched knee length. Knee pants suits were common by the late-19th century. We are not sure just when knicker suits appeared and how prevalent they were.
Major changes began after the turn-of-the century (20thb century). Short pants suits gradually replaced knee pants suits after the turn of the 20th century. Younger boys wore short pants suits while some older boys may have worn knicker suits--especially during the winter. Boys in the 1950s gradually began to more commonly wear long pants suits. Short pants suits were still worn in the 1960s, but by younger boys. At the same time we see an increasing trend toward casual dress. We see far fewer Dutch boys wearing suits (1970s). In addition we see far less country differentiation. Dutch boys were wearing the same American-influenced pan-European styles that were spreading throughout Europe.
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