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We see American boys wearig knickers in both the second half of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century. Abive the knees knickers are a little more complicated. American boys wore knickers in the 19th century, but they were they wre not very common. Pants lengths for both knickers and knee pants were well below the knee. Knee pants became almost universal in the late-19th century. The length until late in the cenury was well below the knee. Only in he 1890s do we see actual knee-lngth pants being commonly worn. The knickers that appeared late in the 1900s decade were essentially the same lenth as the knee pants they replaced. We do no see this very clearly as long stockings were so common. When the knee does not show, it is not so ovious. Only in the late-1910s and the 1920s do we begin to notice the above the knne knickers because boys began waring knee socks. Some boys rolled down their knee socks, but mostly we see knee socks. We do not see boys wearing above-the-knee knickers very commonly in the 30s. Perhaps some in the erly-30s, but longer lengths were more common. Knickers wih below he knees knitted cuffs became very commomly. Boys began wearing knickers with ankle sivks, but these were all blow the knee lengths.
American boys wore knickers in the 19th century, but they were they were not very common. Long pants were fairly standard except for younger boys until the late-19th century. Long pants were also more common in rural areas and among working-class boys. And as for shortened-length pants, straight leg knee pants were much more common. Pants lengths for both knickers and knee pants were essentially the same, well below the knee. Knee pants became almost universal in the late-19th century and for increasingly older boys. The length until late in the century was well below the knee. Only in the 1890s do we see the shorter, actual knee-lngth pants being commonly worn. They were normally worn with long stockings. It was unusual for the kne to show unless the boy wa going barefoot.
The knickers that appeared late in the 1900s decade were essentially the same lenth as the knee pants which they replaced. We do no see this very clearly as long stockings were so common. When the knee do not show, it is not so ovious. Only in the late-1910s and the 1920s do we begin to notice the above the knee knickers. This was about the same time we also see short pants suits being worn with knee socks.
More boys began wearing wearing knee socks, although long stocking were still very common until the late-1920s. Some boys rolled down their long stockings, but mostly we see knee socks by the 1930s. We do not see boys wearing above-the-knee knickers very commonly in the 30s. Perhaps some in the early-30s, but longer lengths were more common. Knickers wih below he knees knitted cuffs became very commomly. Boys began wearing knickers with ankle sovks, but these were all blow the knee lengths.
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