Figure 1.-American boys commonly wore knickers in the 1930s and they were still quite common in 1940. The popularity of knickers, however, very rapidly declined in the early 1940s. The same was true of double-breasted suits. Here we see that Sears was still offering knicker suits, but they were not prominently featured. |
American boys commonly wore knickers in the 1930s and they were still quite common in 1940. The popularity of knickers, however, very rapidly declined in the early 1940s. The same was true of double-breasted suits. Here we see that Sears was still offering knicker suits, but they were not prominently featured. The ad copy read, "Boyville Jr. Knicker Suit $4.39. --Double breasted coat with piped seams --Full lined knickers
--Artificial leather belt 40% reused wool, 60% rayon blue herring-bone. Coat has lined front facings; taped fronts, lined sleeves, rayon lined yoke; 3 pockets. Fly front knickers;
3 pockets; knit cuffs. Shipping weight, 2 lbs, 8 oz. Sizes: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10. State size; see page 306. 40 D 3272 $4.39." Boyville was the Sears housbrand for boy's clothes. The Jr. simply means the selection of clothes for younger boys.
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