Figure 2.--This Danish boy in 1923 was photographed with his family wearing a knee pants sailor suit. Nptice the rther small, double collar. Usually the sailor collar is more pronounced. The other younger boys were dressed almost identically. Click on the image for a view of the boy's family.

Sailor suits were very popular choices for Danish boys. We are not yet sure about headwear. Ww see mostly traditionally styled garments, although our archive is still limited. Boys wore both middy blouses and reefer suits. These were all standard items throughout Europe so there is no way of ientifting most images unless the country is specified. We note some pull-over blouses with small double collars in the 1930s. We are not sure how common this style was. Pull-over blouses were widely worn, butwe are not sure bout the small collars. Without a more substantial archive this is difficult to assess. Blue suits were commonly worn with dark kneepants and long stockings during the winter. Summer suits were often white or stripped in lighter material. They were also worn with dark long stockings, but some boys also wore socks. During the 1920s, shorts pants began to become more common, but the cold northerly climate limited this to some extent when not worn with long stockings.

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