Figure 1.--German cities were devestated by Allied bombing. With the destructin there were few jobs. Money was scarce. As a result it was not uncommon for older boys to wear short pants suits. Notice the boys in the lower left corner..
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Figure 1.--German cities were devestated by Allied bombing. With the destructin there were few jobs. Money was scarce. As a result it was not uncommon for older boys to wear short pants suits. Notice the boys in the lower left corner.. |
Many German boys in the immedaite post-war era wore short pants. In fact this seems more common than during World War II.
German boys in the post-war era.
Long pants were worn, especially during the winter. They were not ciommon for younger boys, however, until well into the 1950s.
Many boys did not have a lot of clothes. They maight wear a suit jacket much as modern boys wear casual jackets.
Knickers were still common in the 1940s. Many were te ski-style with very long legs, the boys kneesocks barely visible. Some younger boys even had suspender knickers--althoughbsuspender shorts were more common.
Not all boys wear shorts, but most of the younger ones do as well as many older boys. Even some older tenagers can be seen in short pants suits. In the colder months, outfits are more varied. Many boys during the winter wear long pants. There are still many boys in short pants and knee socks, but clearly many mothers decided on warmer long pants for winter wear. Some boys at the time cleary continued to wear short pants suit until they were older teenagers. In fact the age of boys wearing short pants suits seems to be greater than during the War. HBC believes that many parents probably just could not aford to buy a new suit. Shorts were
commonly worn by German boys through the 1950s. In part this was due to the
financial dislocations resulting from the war. Many parents simply did not
have the money to buy their children new clothes. As a result, some high
secondary school boys wore their boyhood short pants suits longer than they
might have if their parents had more money.
Many younger boys wear suspender shorts. They are very common with younger boys and even some boys over 10 years of age wear them.
Lederhosen were popular, especially as compfortable pants such as jeans did not appear until well intgo the 1950s.
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