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We see a range of suit pants in the 1930s. short pants, knickers, and long pants. This changed in the 1940s. At the beginning of the decade based on the photographic record we see far fewer boys wearing knickers suits. By mid decade it was uncommon to see knicker suits. Boys wore most short pants or long pants suits with long pants becoming increasingly prevalent as the decade progressed. We see both fewer boys wearing short pants suits by the end of the decade as well aas generally younger boys. Both age and social class were important factors. We see mostly younger boys waring short pants suits. Age 10 years seems an important dividing line. We do not see many boys older than 10 years of age wearing short pants suits, especially after mid-decade. This is not to say that younger boys wore short pnts suits. Many boys wore long pants suits even before beginning school. It is just that up to about ahe 10 year some boys wore short pnts suits. Social class was also important. Boys were comfortable middle- and upper-class amilies were more likely to wear short pants suits. And this even included some boys older than 10 years. There were two types of short pants suits. Younger boys wore the junior Eton suits withhout lapels. The shorts tended to be suspendr shorts. Older boys wore standard suit jackets with lapels. mostly single-breasted jackets. we tended to see fewer boys wearing knee socks with short pants suits. And the jnee socks we see are solid colors and not the loud patterned knee socks of the 1930s.
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