Figure 1.--This portrait of Prince Rupprecht's son Luitpold was probably taken about 1909. He looks to be about 8 years old. He wears a satin kneepants suit with white three-quarter socks.

Prince Luitpold as a younger boy wore short white socks of different length with dresses or short kneepants outfits. As an older boy he commonly wore long stockings, both dark and light-colored, with fancy satin suits. The long stockings may have been worn more commonly for formal occassions, but we seem to note the hort socks more as a younger boy. We are unsure o what extent seasonal factors may have been involved. We note dark kneesocks with the Bavarian folk lederhosen outfits. We also notice lighter colored kneesocks, porobably grey, with strips at the top.

Created: May 6, 2002
Last updated: May 6, 2002