*** barefoot boys country trends -- Canada








Barefoot Country Trends: Canada

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Figure 1.--This 2002 image shows a Canadian boy biking barefoot during the summer. You can tell it is a modern image becuse of the cycling helmet that the boy wears. The clothing, the T-shirt and long shorts are also very modern. Image courtesy of James Alcock.

HBC at this time has only limited information on Canadian trends concerning going barefoot. We suspect that trends were similar to those in the United States, at least the northern United States where the climate is similar to Canada. Obviously a boy coud not go barefoot during the Canadian winter. We see Canadian boys going barefoot during different chronological periods. An example at the turn-of-the-20th century was the Bartle brothers. A Canadian reader informs us, "Even though Canada has a harsh cold winter, it also gets a very hot summer and Canadian boys always go barefoot during the summer months, particularly July and August when school is out. During the 1970's, it was most common to see Canadian boys wearing T-shirts, cut-off jeans with frayed edges just above the knee, with bare feet. They would walk everywhere, play with friends and go around the neighbourhood in bare feet. It is also very popular in Canada for boys to ride their bikes in bare feet. Today, Canadian boys, in the summer, wear long shorts, which can also be used for swimming, and go barefoot all summer. It is still quite popular for walking around and riding a bike in bare feet during a Canadian summer." [Alcock]

Sources

Alcock, James. E-mail, July 24, 2002.






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Created: August 26, 2002
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