Figure 1.--This American tintype portrait shows a boy wering a suit with striped long stockings. Note the wide bands. The portrait is undated, but we would guess was taken in the 1870s. The boy was apprently from Boston. |
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Some striped long stockings were done with wide, bold stripes, often of equal widths in two alternating colors. The sactual withs varies. Some were relatively narrow like the boy here (figure). Some were much wider. A good example is an unidentified Philadelphia boy. This was normally a dark and white or light-colored band. Such a bold patteren made the hosiery the most destintive article of clothing, an unusul fashion convention. The actual widths varied. At this time we are unsure as to what colors were used. These wide stripes have a rather sporting look to us today, rather like football socks. I'm not sure that was the image they conveyed in the 19th century. At least we see boys in suits with not suggestions of sport attire.
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