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We note some families with all or most of the boys dressed in Lederhosen. This was at a time when mother mafe the clothing purchases with little or no input fom the children. Thus we see many familiescwith identical or coordinated clothing. Here a vsariety of factors caused variations in family practice. Age was one of them. We note examples of all the boiys in a family wearing Lederhosen, except the younger boys. After World War II, the preferences of the children became more important. One German reader has written us me describing how during the 1960s he didn't like Lederhosen, but his brother did. Before the 60s, however, boys until into their teens had relatively limited input into their clothing. Thus we do see families with all or most of the boys wearing Lederhosen. This of course varied from family to family. Not all mothers believed in dressing the children alike, but quite a feww did. And Lederhosen were one of the choices. Different mothers had varying fashion attitudes. Three were also regional and demographic differences. There were also social-class differences affecting both tastes and family income levels. Lederhosen as they were leather were relatively expensive. These factors all affected family choices. We do not understand how these factors played out to be able to assess the families that we see with the children wearing Lederhosen.
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