Figure 1.--Here we see three unidentified French children about 1960. The children are dressed up for some special occassion. Tge boys are dressed idnticallywiyj cross-ties, long-sleeve dress shirts, short psnts, and white nkle socks. The boys are holding their little siter's hands. The children look to be about 3-10 years of age.

One of the most important alternatives to neckties in the post-World war II period was the cross-tie. We are not sure what the French term was. We are also not sure where this style originated. We see Anerican boys wearing thus style during 1860s-70s. We are not sure to what extent thse cross ties were worn in Europee during the 19th century. Our European achives are much more limited than our American archive. We also see quite a number of German boys wearing cross ties in the post-War era. It was worn in other countrues as well, including America and elsewhere in Europe. We tend tonthink of it as a continentl style. the style, however, seems mist prealent in France and Germany. It was a style for boys and teenagers.

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