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We note boys wearing several different types of trousers with their First Communion suits. This has varies over time as suit styles changed. We do not have much information on the 19th century. First Communion celebrations were not as common during the 19th century, in part because there were fewer Catholics. We see some knee pants in the very early 20th century, but knickers seem much more popular. Most First Communion suits were knicker suits in the 1910s. After World War I (1914-18) we see both knicker and short pants suits. Some parents thought short pants were more suitable for the younger boys doing First Communion. Knickers declined in popularity during the 1930s, but short pants suits were quite common. Beginning in the 1950s we see more boys beginning to wear long pants suits. Boys still wore short pants suits into the 1960s, but they were less common. Actually long pants sxuits were not very common either becsuse many parents and schools took a more casual approach. The trend in more recent years has been more to a less formal outfit, a white shirt, tie, and slacks.
We note Americam boys wearing several different types of trousers with their First Communion suits. We note knee pants, knickers, bloomer knickers, short pants, and long pants. This was affected by both popular fashion and the age of boys doing First Communion. Popular fashion and family preference dictated the choice of trousers. During some periods the boys mostly wore the same type of trousrs. Virtually all the boys wore knee pants or knickers suring the early-20th century. At other tiomes different types f trousers were worn. After World War I in the 1920s we see more variation, including knikes, short panjts, and long pants. . The age became standardized at about 7 years old in the early-20th century. Thisof course was a factor in the type of trousers worn.
The types of trousewrs boys wore with their First Communion is has varies over time as suit styles changed. We do not have much information on the 19th century. First Communion celebrations were not as common during the 19th century, in part because there were fewer Catholics. We see some knee pants in the very early 20th century, but knickers seem much more popular. Most First Communion suits were knicker suits in the 1910s. After World War I (1914-18) we see both knicker and short pants suits. Some parents thought short pants were more suitable for the younger boys doing First Communion. Knickers declined in popularity during the 1930s, but short pants suits were quite common. Beginning in the 1950s we see more boys beginning to wear long pants suits. Boys still wore short pants suits into the 1960s, but they were less common. Actually long pants sxuits were not very common either becsuse many parents and schools took a more casual approach. The trend in more recent years has been more to a less formal outfit, a white shirt, tie, and slacks.
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