Dutch Mail Order Catalogs and Advertisements with Boys Clothings: The 1940s


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Fashion was put on hold in 1940 after the German invasion. Conditions became increasingly desperate by 1944 when it was vey diffivult to get clothes. Even after liberation by the British and Americans in 1945, economic conditions were poor and few Dutch families had much money to splurge on childrens clothes. Only by 1948 did conditions begin to improve mesuarably. Dutch boys in the 1940s wore a wide variety of casual and dress outfits. Boys wore short pants, knickers, and long pants. Sewing magazines are an especially important source of information because in the difficult situation of World War II and the post-War era, many families knitted or sewed children clothes.

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Dutch boys in the 1940s wore a wide variety of casual and dress outfits. Boys wore short pants, knickers, and long pants. The woman's magazine Libelle offered many different patterns for a large number of outfits.






Christopher Wagner






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