Figure 1.--This Dutch boy about 1970 wears the short cut cord short pants that were at the time very popular.
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Figure 1.--This Dutch boy about 1970 wears the short cut cord short pants that were at the time very popular. |
Dutch boys wore both long and short cord pants. Presumably until after World War II, cord knickers were also worn. I'm not sure when cord pants forst appeared in the Netheralndsm but it must have been some time in the 19th century. As in much of Europe they were considered workman's garments. Only in the 20th century dis cord become a popular material for boy's pants. They were appreciated for warm during the winter. Until denim replaced them, they were also popular for casual wear. One reader reports, "In the late-1960s and early 70s, I had blue and yellow coloured small weal pants. In the summer my mother made short shorts from the winter pants, not simply cut-offs but with a neat hem." The cord shorts worn in the 1960s and 70s were often cut quite short. They were avaiable in several colors. Brown and blue were the most popular. Many were worn with belts.
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