Figure 1.--Here we see a German boys wearing a romper outfit as beachwear, we think in the 1940s. He looks go be about 5 years old. We can't tll what the other boys are wearing. |
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We also notice quite a few boys wearing these romper olay outfits as beachwear. This is actually another type of playwear, although some seem to be meant specifically for beachwear. Again the beachwear outfits were worn in the different types of romper outfits. This mean mostly the bib-front or susoebnder strap rompers rather than full romper suits. Given the age of the boys, they were not swimsuits, but rather outfits for playing on the beach or wading in the surf. The boys wearing rompers as beach wear seem to be about the sane age as wearing them as playwear. We do not know of any practical reason for wearing rompers as beach wear instead of standard short pants or trunk beachwear. As far as we know it was just a matter of style.
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