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German mail order catalogs offer a very useful time line on changing fashion trends. German mail order catalogs in 1965 show a number of trends. Boys no longer wore commonly wearing short pants as dress wear. Even ttodler boys fashions are available in long and short pants. Shorts were increasingly becoming casual summer wear. Unfortunately as HBC does not have German language capability, we can not report on the details of the garments as described in German in the catalog.
German catalogs often express sizes in terms of the child's neight. The most common sizes are 92 cm (2 years), 98 cm (3 years), and 104 cm (4 years). Shown here is summer romper suit which might be called a sunsuit in America. The catalogs have sizes rather than ages. The style in figure 1 was available in sizes Gr80-98 centimeters. I am not sure, however, just what is being measured.
Otto-versandhaus offered a wide style of outfits for toddler and pre-school boys. The short sets could have been worn by American boys. The romers have a kind of Russian blouse styling. Short sets and rompers were available as well as short and long pants, all with suspender or halter attachments.
We note a romper sun suit offered in an unidentified catalog during 1968.
The appearance of denim jackets shows the increasing acceptance of casual clothes and jeans and aother denim garments.
Otto-versandhaus offers denim jackets with matching jeans, billed as the Western look. The jackets are worn with matching long pants jeans. A variety of short pants are also shown, including jean shorts.
Otto-versandhaus offers a variety of sweaters. There is a classic solid colored "V" neck and also a patterened one. One sweater i neck buttoning style. A younger boy wears a jacket-style sweater with lederhosen. "T" shirts are also pictured
Otto-versandhaus offers a variety of short and long sleeved "T" shirts, mostly solid colored. One solid colored "T" shirt has the Olympic logo another is a patterened shirt. There is also a solid colored polo shirt. Sweaters are also pictured
Boys in the 1960s wore both short and long pants. Both were made in play and formal styles. In some cases the same style and colors were offered in both long and short pants versions.
Otto-versandhaus still offered dress pants or slacks in short and long pants styles. The shorts are weork with differing styled belt loops and come in a variety of colors (especially brown, blue, and grey) and patterns.
Otto-versandhaus offered a variety of pants on this page. By 1968, long pants were becoming more acceptable, even for pre-school boy and bin=frontblongs are shown. There are also jeans with zipper pockets, called "Florida" jeans. A kind of safari shorts set for older boys are also offered.
Otto-versandhaus offers a variety od short-cut short pants at the bottom of its western look page. The shorts include khaki slack-style shorts with matching belt , two styles of denim shorts with matching belt, elastacized waist play shorts, and blue shorts with a contrasting belt.
Lederhosen appear to have been very popular in 1968, They were cut quite short and made in a variety of styles and in both short and knicker length. They were usually shown worn with colorful checked shirts.
Lederhosen: Otto-versandhaus advertised some lederhosen for younger boys and even girls, although folk-styled dresses were also offered.
Lederhosen: Otto-versandhaus advertised short cut lederhosen both with and without halters. Girls' dresses with folk styling were pictured on the same page. They had both zipper and fly fronts. The lederhosen were worn with various colored checked shirts.
Lederhosen: Otto-versandhaus also advertised lederhosen in the knicker or ski-type style, but with belts like regular pants and without halters. Again the lederhosen were worn with various colored checked shirts.
Lederhosen: Otto-versandhaus also advertised lederhosen in the knicker or ski-type style, but with belts like regular pants and without halters. Again the lederhosen
were worn with various colored checked shirts.
Lederhosen: Otto-versandhaus also advertised knicker lederhosen in the smooth rather than suede leather. A younger boy wears short pants lederhosen with a high-collar buttoning jacket that a girl could also wear. Another girl wears a dress with folk styling.
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