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English mail order catalogs offer a great deal of information on specific clothing styles worn over time. A variety of boys' garments are especially associated with England. Some of these garments include sailor suits, sweaters, various styles of suits, short pants, suits, kneesocks, and school sandals. As many of the catalogs are dated, they provide useful information on importan fashion trends. We have begun to collect catalogs with various garments. Currently we are primarily archiving them in the chronological section, but as we expand our archive will eventually will eventually cross reference them in this garment section as well.
The image here is a Lewis Department Store advertisement for short pants suits (figure 1). It is undated nd we are unsure just how to date it, but would guess the 1940s. Notice the school cap suggesting that the suits were suitable for school wear. The suits were made in sizes to 15 years. Notice that the term "knicker" is used meaning short trousers. We are not sure yet what Wilwer or Yorkshire Union meant.
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Created: February 7, 2004
Last updated: February 7, 2004
