Figure 1.--This boys weasrs a romper suit with a self-built. Romper waists were done in various styles. This portraiot looks to have been done in the 1930s, but we are notvsure about the country.

The waist treatment varied in rompers. We notice wide variation in the waist treatment in various romper suits. Some rompers were done without defined waists, but these were less common than those with defined waists. The romper waist waslocated where the pants began and were done at different heights. Some were done at the boy's actual waistline. Others were done much higher. There were also stylistic variatiions in the waist treatment. We notice rompers wityh waists done rather like smocks or dresses wityh back bows. Others had a defined waistline, but wihout the back bows. We have also seen rompers with self belts.

Waist Definition

Some rompers were done without defined waists, but these were much less common than those with defined waists. Most of the romper suits we have noted have defined waists.

Heighth

The heighth of yhe waist band varied. Rthe waistband was where the suit top trasitioned to the pants. This was not always the same as the child's acttual waist. Waists were done at different heights. We see some done well above the actual waistline. Mosdt commonly, however, the waist line was done at aboult the heighth of the child's own waist.

Waist Bands

There were a variety of stylistic variations in the waist treatment. We notice rompers with waists done rather like smocks or dresses wityh back bows. Others had a defined waistline, but wihout the back bows. We have also seen rompers with self belts. The self belts like the one seem here do not seem to have been very common. Self belts were a popular style for short pants in America. I'm not sure though where this image comes from (figure 1).