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Suit jackets by the 20th century had become highly standardized. There were a relatively small number of styles. This was not the case in the 19th century, especially the mid-19th century. We notice a number of suit jacket styles for younger boys employing different rather fancy styles. we note two especially popular styles. The first was the cut-away jacket. These were commonly worn with bloomer knicjkers and secorted in a variety of ways. The second was a militaru style, jackets with a series of horizontl devices. We notice younger boys wearing jackets with highly varied styling--often with piping and elaborate embroidery. Notice the elaborate embroidery. Often the pants for these jackets rather than being plain have some of the same stylish decoration as the jackets. I'm not sure what the
accepted term is for these highly varied jackets. The pants were normally done in the bloomer knicker style. These believe that these outfits appeared in the 1840s and were most common in the 1850s and 60s. They declined on popularity during the 1870s. We see the same styles in other European countries. American readers will recognize them as a popular Civil War style. We
do not know at this time if there were any specific German styles.
Suit jackets by the 20th century had become highly standardized. There were a relatively small number of styles. This was not the case in the 19th century, especially the mid-19th century. We notice a range of different fancy styles for younger boys. There were two especially popular styles--the cut-away jackets and the horizontal militry-style devices. We see the same styles in other European countries.
One style was the cut-away jacket. These were commonly worn with bloomer knickers and secorted in a variety of ways. We believe that these outfits appeared in the 1840s and were most common in the 1850s and 60s. They declined on popularity during the 1870s.
The second was a military style, jackets with a series of horizontl devices. We notice younger boys wearing jackets with highly varied styling--often with piping and elaborate embroidery. A good example is Hermann and Otto Bremen brothers in 1873. Notice the elaborate embroidery. I'm not sure just when these jackets first appeared, but they seemed to be based on hussar-style military uniforms.
We
do not know at this time if there were any specific German styles. We do notice Bavarian jackets that were popular in southern Germany and Austria. This was not, however, a style specifically for younger boys.
We note some suit jackets that are a little difficult to categorize. sone are suits with a hint of sailor styling. We note other fancy styles that are difficult to describe. I'm not sure what the
accepted term is for these highly varied jackets. Like the other styles of fancy suit jackets, these jackets were commonly worn with bloomer knickers, often with a stripe.
Often the pants for these jackets rather than being plain have some of the same stylish decoration as the jackets. The pants were normally done in the bloomer knicker style, but we notice straight kneepants as well. American readers will recognize them as a popular Civil War style. Notice how the pants are blouced below the knee. We are mot sure if this is done by elastic or drawstrings.
Notice the white stickings the boys are wearing here (figure 1). White stockings were much less common by the end of the century. We also notice chilren wearing stripped stockings during the 1870s.
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