Figure 1.--Here we can see the button closure on knickers worn by an American boy about 1910. You can see the band and whst looks to be a button. Click on the image to see the full photograph. |
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We do not yet have many images of the actual fastening arrangements. We asre looking for images so that we better explain the fastening arrangements. This is usually hidden by the overlap of the bloused knee hem. We believe that there was two fastening alternatives. We believe that some were fastened by buttoning arrangements. Others had strap fastening with buckles. The buckles I think were the kind that you treaded a fabric tounge from the closure band trough the metal buckle. We are not sure what the proper name was for this kind of buckle. Some times his fabric tounge can be seen at the knee hem. It is not always apparent just what that is in the photgraph. There may have been other tyoes of buckles, but this is all we know of at this time. We are not positive about the chrnology, but believe buttons were used before World War I and the strap fastening appared after the War. This we need to confirm. We know buttons and buckles were used, but we are unsure about the precise chronology. Knickers before the War were often quite full. This makes it difficult to see the fastening. This is something difficult to assess from the photographic record and is usually not mentioned in catalogs. The best source of information is vintage clothing, but unfortunately they are often nit dated.
We do not yet have many images of the actual fastening arrangements. We are looking for images so that we better explain the fastening arrangements. This is usually hidden by the overlap of the bloused knee hem. Knickers before the War were often quite full. This makes it difficult to see the fastening. This is something difficult to assess from the photographic record and is usually not mentioned in catalogs. The best source of information is vintage clothing, but unfortunately they are often not dated.
We believe that there were two fastening alternatives. We have noted both buttons and buckles being used. Our archive is still fairly limited, so we are just begomming to develop information n the two fastening alternatives. We believe that some knickers were fastened by buttoning arrangements. We are not positive about the chrnology, but believe buttons were commonly used before World War I and the strap fastening appared after the War. Others knickers had strap fastening with buckles. The buckles I think were the kind that you treaded a fabric tounge from the closure band trough the metal buckle. We are not sure what the proper name was for this kind of buckle. Some times his fsabric tounge can be seen at the knee hem.
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