Figure 1.--Some boys wore short pants suits in the 1950s, but fewer and younger boys. Many boys were more commonly wearing shorts as casual, warm weather wear. Here we see a German boy in the 1950s. Note he is weasring a short pants suit even though it is obviously winter. His school class looks to be celebrating Christmas.

There were several general trends concering trousers in the 1950s. These trends varied in strength among countries, but the same basic conventions pertained around the world. Younger and younger boys were wearing long pants, especially for dressy wear. Here we see a German boy about 6 years old wearing a short panrs suit during the 1950s (figure 1). Short pants suits were seen as little boys outfits. We still see boys wearing short pants suits, but fewer and younger boys. Short pants were increasingly being worn as casual summer wear. Here the age conventions were not entirely operative.