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The 1930s was the last decsde in which knickers were widely worn. At the beginning of the decade, knickers were still the standard type of pants worn by American boys. They were disappearing for teengers, but most ore-teems were wearing them aswell as some younger teems. They were mostly worn with knee soicks, commonly bioldly patternred knee socks. You do not see them being wirn with ankle socks and long stockings were being worn mostly worn by very young children. All this changed very coniderably during the decade. Short pants and especially long pants increased in prevalence throughout the decade. Long stockings virtully disappeared by the end of the decade and ankle socks became standard for both boys and girls. We see lot of boys wearing knickers wih ankle socks, especially during the summer. Knickers with elastized fabric closings rather than buckles became popular. We see suits being sold wih two kinds of pants, knickers with long or short pants. By the end of the decade we still see knickers, but long ponts had become the most common type of pants that boys were wearing. This varied by age, the older the age group, the more preavalent long pants were. Rgere alsdo were regionl and seasonal differences. This all can be followed clearly in 1930s school photography.
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