Figure 1.-Here we see an unidentified German boy who looks to be about 5 years old. He is wearing Lederhosen as a play garment. Note the striped "T"-shirt. The snapshot is undated, but looks like the 1950s. |
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We see many photographs of 5-year old German boys wearing Lederhosen. Many of the images we have found were taken after World War II. We see younger pre-school boys wearing them before the War, but the snapshots after the War seem more common. We think this is because after the War, Lederhosen became more common outside of Bavaria. Also. rising afflience mean thast more German families could afford them. Many of the images suggest that they were being worn as play garments. This began to change after the 1960s, when we begin to see boys wearing Lederhosen more as Tracht outfits. This was true of all ages of boys. By the 1970s, short pants were becoming less popular for school-age boys. Many boys wanted to wear jeamns. This did not affect pre-school boys.
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