Figure 1.--This German boy in the 1950s wears "T+-bar sandals with Lederhosen. It looks like the summer as he does not wears socks, although school may still be in session. He seems to be holding a book satchel. . |
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We note German boys wearing Lederhosen with all kinds of footwear. Basically what ever type of footwear was popular at any given period was worn with Lederhosen. We note boys wearing both sandals and shoes with Lederhosen. Seasonal and activities might affect the choice in addition to chsnges in populsr fashions. We note both strap shoes and sandals as well as variety of shoes. We group strap shoes and sandals because the strap shoes we see seem to be mostly casual strap shoes worn like sandals rather than the dressy strap shoes worn for more formal occassiions. Low cut shoes seem more popular than high-tops, but this is probably because by the time that Lederhosen were becoming popular for boys beyound Tracht outfits that high-top shoes were becoming less popular except for t\younger boys. There was also a functional component. Boys involved with youth groups or outdoor activities like hikinhg and camping might wear booys. By the 1970s, we see boys weraring sneakers with Lederhosen.
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