Figure 1.--Here four friends are enjoying themselves during the summer. Note the colored shirts and striped "T"-shirts. Only one boy wears knee sicks. The snap shor is undated, but looks like the 1950s to us. |
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German boys continued to commonly wear Lederson after the War. The Lederhosen did not change significantly, but the clothes boys wore with them did. We see boys wearing Lederhosen with different clothes after World War II in the 1950s. These trends are so strong, especially for casual clothes, that snap shots can often be dated wsith a gair degree of accuracy. By the 1950s we see a lot of boys wearing the colored often checked or plaid shirts that are now often associated with Lederhosen. Red was a popular color for these shirts. They were very rate before the War. We also commonly see boys wearing Lederhosen with striped "T"-shirts. The knee socks that were so common before the War begin o become somewhat less common. Many boys wear ankle socks, especially during the summer. We also notice somne boys wearing sneakers.
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