Figure 1.--.These American boys are dressed alike with blazers and white shorts, perhaps for Sunday school during the summer. Click on the image for more details. Image of the RS collection.
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Figure 1.--.These American boys are dressed alike with blazers and white shorts, perhaps for Sunday school during the summer. Click on the image for more details. Image of the RS collection. |
Short pants have varied widely in color. The available colors have varied over time and dependened somewhat on the type of shorts. Dress shorts were made in a varirty of colored, often dark pattens to match suit jackets. They were also made in solid colors, generally dark colors like grey, blue, and black. White shorts were worn as dress shorts seasonally during the summer. Play or casual shorts have varied much more in color. The most common colors were brown, blue, green, and grey. Aftr World War II (1939-45) more colors. Shorts for younger boys might be in a variety of bright colors including red. The range of clors increased even more in the 1970s with the appearance of sport or jogging shorts and OP cord shorts in a great range of colors.
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