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Polish chidren commoly wore long stockings. We note many images of Polish boys wearing long stockings in the photographic record. We have very little information on the 19th century. Our Polish archive, especially for the 19th century is limited. We do note boys extensively wearing long stockings in the 20th century. This appears to have been the case throughout the 20th centuyry through the mid-20th century. Boys in Poland commonly wore knee pants in the early-20h century and then after Workd war I short pants. This was in part influenced by social class and demographics. Boys commonly wore shorts year round, even in the winter. It was common because many Polish boys wore short pants year round for some boys to wear long stockings with shorts during the colder weather. This continued even after World War II. We have only limited information on post-War Poland. We are not sure how common long stockings were after the War. We know that they continued to be worn. Polish boys even in the 60s were wearing long stockings. There was a strong seasonal component to long stockings. They were very widely worn as a cold weather garment, in part because boys commonly wore knee pants and short pants even during the winter. While long stockings were most commonly worn during the winter, they were not exclusively a winter garment. Another factor was modesty. This seems to have been more a factor for girls than boys. Another major use of long stockings was formslity. Children when dressing up for formal occassions such as church or family events often wore long stockings. We see children in many First Communion portraits wearing long stockings, both white and black long stockings. Polish boys like German boys wore long stockings well after they went out of style in many other European countries. We note clothing trends in post-War Poland. We believe that some boys, probably in the 1970s also wore tights with shorts pants. Generally when tights became available, children stopped wearing long over-the-knee stockings.
Polish chidren commoly wore long stockings. We note many images of Polish boys wearing long stockings in the photographic record.
We have very little information on the 19th century. Our Polish archive, especially for the 19th century is limited. At the time, mot of Poland was part of the Tsarist Empire and trends were similar to those in Russia. We do note boys extensively wearing long stockings in the 20th century. This appears to have been the case throughout the 20th century through the mid-20th century. Boys in Poland commonly wore knee pants in the early 20h century and then after Workd war I short pants. It was common because many Polish boys wore short pants year round for some boys to wear long stockings with shorts during the colder weather. This continued even after World War II. We have only limited information on post-War Poland. We are not sure how common long stockings were after the War. We know that they continued to be worn. Polish boys even in the 60s were wearing long stockings. Polish boys like German boys wore long stockings well after they went out of style in many other European countries. We note clothing trends in post-War Poland. We believe that some boys, probably in the 1970s also wore tights with shorts pants. Generally when tights became available, children stopped wearing long over-the-knee stockings.
This was in part influenced by social class and demographics. Boys commonly wore shorts year round, even in the winter.
There was a strong seasonal component to long stockings. They were very widely worn as a cold weather garment, in part because boys commonly wore knee pants and short pants even during the winter. While long stockings were most commonly worn during the winter, they were not exclusively a winter garment. We note s boy wearing long tockings for a family snapshot during 1935 even though it was a warm day. Another factor was modesty. This seems to have been more of a factor for girls than boys. Another major use of long stockings was formslity. Children when dressing up for formal occassions such as church or family events often wore long stockings. We see children in many First Communion portraits wearing long stockings, both white and black long stockings.
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