Figure 1.--Charlotte here was a German girl born in 1922. The photograph here was taken around 1928. The dress she wears here was green and she thought it to an ugly green. This dress was made by Bleyle, once a very well-known clothing factory in Germany. They were famous for their sailor suits. They produced clothing made from fine machine knitted cloth. It was very practical. Was the child grown a little longer, the dress could be send to Bleyle and they would add a piece to the hem so that it could be worn longer. She is clerly on her way to school. Click on the image to learn a little about Charlotte who had a teddy bear. Image courtesy of the BP collection.

We have a good bit of information about girls' clothing during thge 1920s. Major fashion changes followed World War I. The flapper dress is the most definitive fashion statement of the 190s, but this was for older girls and young women. Girls still wore dresses are comparable skirted garments almost exclusively. Hems rose. There was also a tendency to seek a boyish look. This was reflected in bobbed hair and the wearing of garments with a manish look.

1920s

1920s: Dresses and hairbows: Canadian family picnic

Early 1920s: Hairbow and dress: American girl and brother

Early 1920s: Dress with apron: German children with grandmother

Early 1920s: School coats : German first day of school

Early 1920s: White summer frock: Latvian girl

1920s: Summer frock: Younger American girl

Early 1920s

About 1920: Sailor caps, reefer coats, and leggings: English twins

Early 1920s: Chinese dress Belgian brother and sister

Early 1920s: School dresses : German primary school children

Early 1920s: School dresses and pinafores: German secondary school class

1920

1920: Winter helmet hat, coat and leggings: French girl

1920: Long dresses and petticoats: Italian (Sardinian) children

1920: Plain dresses: American girls

1920: Overcoat and dress: Chilean girls

1921

1921: Young girl's dress: Belgian girl and her two older brothers

1921: School dressess: Mexican girls

1922

1922: Girl's dress, curls, and hair bow: English girl and brother

1923

1923: Children's band: American children

1924

1924: Soviet school uniform: Russian girls

1924: Winter leggings and snowsuit: French boy and girl

1924: White dress: Italian girl

1924: Dresses and pinafores: Danish girls

1924: Schoolwear American boys and girls

Mid-1920s

Probably mid-1920s: Dress: American family

1925

1925: Coat and cap: American girl and little brother

1926

1926: Matching pink dresses: American sisters and their older brother

1926: Schoolwear--Bronx community center: American boys and girls

1926: Dresses and hair bows: Large French Canadian family

1926: Play dresses: German children

1927

1927: Simmer dress and hair bow: Little Bulgarian girl

1927: Summer dresses: German sisters

1927: Overcoats and long stockings Aristocrativ girls

1928

1928: Patterened long stockings: American catalog

1928: Dresses and pinafore: Latvian school group

1928: Overcoat and hat: Swedish teenager

1929

1929: Dresses and hats: Dutch mother with her daughter in dresses and helmet-like hats with sons in sailor suits

1929: Plaid dress and bangs: American brother and sister

1929: Print dress and strap shoes: Latvian teenager

Late 1920s

Late 1920s: Dresses and hair styles: French family

Late 1920s: White dress and hair style: American girl

Late 1920s: Plain dresses and hair bows: American family

Created: October 25, 2003
Last updated: 7:14 PM 1/12/2019