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American sailor suits were made with different kinds of pants in the 1910s, including straight-leg knee pants, knickers, and long pants. We see sailor tunics done with bloomer knickers. Straight-leg knee pants dominated American boys' wear in the late-19th century. We rarely see knickers at the time in America. They were worn in Europe, but not in America. We see a stunning shift from these straight-leg knee pants to knickers during the late-1900s decade. We are not sure just why. But in the space of only a few years, thickets which were not common in the 19th century suddenly became standard. Knickers became standard during the 1910s. Some younger boys might still wear knee pants. There may have been some short pants, but they did not become really common until the 1920s. Here it is somewhat difficult to differentiate between knee pants and short pants in many photographs because shorts at the time tended to be long. As in the 1900s decade, very few boys wore long pants in the 1910s. Curiously one of the rare outfits that involved long pants for boys were sailor suits. This was a minority of sailor outfits but it was an option for boys, even younger boys. This we assume was to emulate the actual uniforms worn by sailors. The boys on the previous page are a good example. This does not seem to be a seasonal matter. We see both summer and winter suits dine in the same. The major difference here was the weight of the material and color--not the length of the pants. Curiously, while knickers became standard boys wear in the 1910s, we see relatively few sailor suits being done with knickers. A factor here is age tends. After World War I in he 1920s we see fewer boys wearing sailor suits, especially older boys. This was a trend which began in the 1910s.
Straight-leg knee pants dominated American boys' wear in the late-19th century. We rarely see knickers at the time in America. Whweb sailor suits first appeared in America in any numbers (1860s), we see long pant, bt very quickly knee pants dominated (1870s). This changed suddenly in the late 1900s decade. Some younger boys might still wear knee pants, but the popularity cratered in the 1910s. Curiously, while knickers became standard boys wear in the 1910s, we see relatively few sailor suits being done with knickers. Sailor suits were commonly dome with knee pants in the 19th century and this continued into the 1900s decade.
We see sailor tunics done with bloomer knickers. Tunics were worn in the 19th century, but they became enormously popular (1900s and 1910s), They were usually done with bloomer knickers. There were several different styles of tunic suits. Sailor-styled tunics seem the most popular in America. They were never done with long pants during the 1900s and 10s period. We do see some dome with long pants during the early 1800s, bot rarely after that. And never in the 1900s-10s period. We know this because tunics were almost always done to show the type of pants at the knee hem.
Knickers were worn in Europe during the 19th century, but not in America. We see a stunning shift from these straight-leg knee pants to knickers during the late-1900s decade. We are not sure just why, but it was clearly the case. But in the space of only a few years, knickers which were not common in the 19th century suddenly became standard. We get a good feel for this by looking at schools in the 1910s. School photography was well established at the time. Knickers became standard for boys during the 1910s. Some younger boys might still wear knee pants, but in the 1910s most boys of allages wore knickers. Thus we would expect to see sailor suits being some with knickers. We do see some, but not very many, given how dominant knickers were.
Short pants appeared in the 1910s. They basically evolved from knee pants. And they were similar. And in the 1910s they were virtually identical--both were normally cut very long at knee level. Knee pants in the 19th century were even longer, many cut at calf level. The major difference in the 1910s were the ornamental buttons at the knee hen. Short pants did no have these button and after the 1910s began to become shorter. Some younger boys might still wear knee pants. There may have been some short pants in the 1910s, but they did not become really common until the 1920s. Here it is somewhat difficult to differentiate between knee pants and short pants in many photographs because shorts at the time tended to be long. A factor here is age tends. After World War I in the 1920s we see fewer boys wearing sailor suits, especially older boys. This was a trend which began in the 1910s. Sailor suits done with short pants would become very common in the 1920s. A factor here was age tends..
Long pants were a 19th century creation at least as fashionable attire The 'sans culotte' working class people wore them in France before the Revolution. As in the 1900s decade, very few boys wore long pants in the 1910s. The existed, but few boys wore the. Curiously one of the rare outfits that involved long pants for boys were sailor suits. This was a minority of sailor outfits but it was an option for boys, even younger boys. This we assume was to emulate the actual uniforms worn by sailors. And some of the long pants were done as flares (bell bottoms) like actual sailor uniforms which we see here (figure 1). The boys on the previous page are a good example. This does not seem to be a seasonal matter. We see both summer and winter suits dine in the same. The major difference here was the weight of the material and color--not the length of the pants.
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