Figure 1.--Here we see a German boy at hime during early-2011. He looks to be about 8-years old. He is wearing tights at home rather like pajamas. |
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We do not yet know much about tights in Germany during the 21st century. We believe that children wore them at home during the winter rather like pajamas. We are not sure just how common this was or much about the ageconventions, although apparently both children and adults sear them. We also know very little about gender conventions, other than color preferences varied. Tights are a difficult topic for HBC to cover because we rely heavily on the photographic record. This is because German boys now commonly wear long pants, especially during the winter when the weather is cold. Thus it is impossible to see just what kind of hosiery they are wearing. A German HBC contributor reports that in 2000 tights were increasing in popularity. Men's tights are reportedly selling better than in the 1990s. It is unclear how this will affect the popularity of boys' tights.
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