Figure 1.--Many photographs of German school classes show a few boys wearing lederhosen. Here among these younger primary children in 1971, at least three boys wear lederhosen. This photograph looks like a Kindergarden class. |
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Many German boys beginning in the 1920s seem to have worn lederhosen to school. We have noted lederhosen being worn earlier, but we do not begin to see a lot of boys in school photographs wearing lederhosen until the 1920s. We believe that until the 1920s that lederhosen were not considered dressy enough for school. Perhaps they were not worn for the same reason that many American boys were not at first allowed to wear jeans to school. It is does become much more common in the 1950s. Often a few boys in many primary schools are wearing lederhosen by the 1950s. I'm not sure why lederhosen became more common for schoolwear at this time, but surely it had something to do with the War. Lederhosen continued to be worn to school through the 1960s. Many class photos show boys wearing lederhosen in the eraly 1970s, but their popularity declined during the decade--being worn mostly during the warmer months. Lederhosen are now not very common at German schools.
We have little information on the extent that German boys in the 1900s wore Lederhosen to school. We think children in Bavaria may have worn them, especially in rural areas, but we are not sure at this time.
Many German boys beginning in the 1920s seem to have worn lederhosen to school. We have noted lederhosen being worn earlier, but we do not begin to see a lot of boys in school photographs wearing lederhosen until the 1920s. We believe that until the 1920s that lederhosen were not considered dressy enough for school. Perhaps they were not worn for the same reason that many American boys were not at first allowed to wear jeans to school.
We see quite a number of German boys wearing Lederhosen to school in the 1950s.
It is does become much more common to wear Lederhosen to schoo; in the 1950s. Often a few boys in many primary schools are wearing lederhosen by the 1950s. It was still most common in Bavaria, but no longer largely limited to Bavaria. I'm not sure why lederhosen became more common for schoolwear at this time, but surely it had something to do with the War. We see boys of all ages wearing Lederhosen to school in the 1950s, both younger and older boys. One example of what looks like a younger teenager appears to be in secondary school.
Lederhosen continued to be worn to school through the 1960s.
Many class photos show boys wearing lederhosen in the eraly 1970s, but their popularity declined during the decade--being worn mostly during the warmer months. We note that Lederhosen in the 1970s were mostly being worn by yunger boys. We see fewer older boys wearing Lederhosen to school in the 1970s. Note the photograph here of what looks lik Kindergarden children in 1971. Some of thge boys wear Lederhosen (figure 1). A reader has forwarded a picture taken from a progressive school at Stuttgart in Germany in 1973. [Moeller-Andressen] The images show that Lederhosen were being worn extensively aong young school boys in Germany at that time.
Lederhosen are now not very common at German schools.
Ute Moeller-Andressen. The First Year of School.
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