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The clothing French boys wore with blouses has varied over time. We have no information at this time concerning the clothes worn with blouses during the 19th century. Younger boys after World War I (1914-18) for formal occasions might wear suspender romper bottoms or suspender shorts with a fancy blouse. There were also button-on styles. These fancy blouses were normally worn with button-on or suspender shorts. The blouse could be worn with romper bottoms ("culotte bouffante"), suspeder and bib-front shorts, or button-short pants. Some boys wore them with long pants, but this was not as common. These were all accepted outfits for boys.
In winter over the vest we wore coats which were cut rather very short and a pair of "chaussettes hautes" (kneesocks). A French reader reports, "I never remember feeling cold, even when the temperature was low. I recall that the style for short pants at the time were a much shorter length than is the case today."
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