Figure 1.--Here we see a group of German children. German boys still commonly wore short pants during the 1950s, but more mothers were dressing boys in long pants when the weather got cool. Curiously younger boys still often wore shorts. Here a boy wears long pants, while his younger brother wears short pants and long stockings. Notice the girl wearing long stockings.

Boys around the world mostly wore short and long trousers, although other types of pants were also worn to a lesser degree. Short pants were not as common as they were in the 1940s, although the pattern varied from country to country. They continued to be widely worn in most European countries, but much less so in America. More boys even in Europe were wearing long pants, especially older boys. Long pants were becoming especially common in cold weater, but in some European countries, many yopinger boys continued to wearr short pants even in cold weather, normally with kneesocks or long stockings. Wearing long pants in the wonter was particularly true in America, but was becoming increasingly common in Europe as well. Knickers virtually disappeared in the 1950s. They were no longer seen in America, but we notice them still be worn by a few boys in some European countries during the early 50s. We also see a variety of other types of pants. Some German boys were wearing knicker-length ski pants. We also see German boys wearing Lederhosen. Rompers were very popular for younger boys in France and Italy, but were worn in other countries as well.