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American boys also wore tunics with knee pants. We are not sure at this time just how common they were. We believe knee pants they appeared and became common dedcades after tunics appeared about the turn of the 19th centyry. Knee pants appeared in the 1840s, but were not very common for some time, being worn mostly by boys from fashionable families in the big cities. Photography was first developed (1839), but the eraly images do not provide much imnformation on the pants worn with tunics. We know nuch more about this in the 1860s when we have a really extensive photographic record to draw from. We see quite a few boys in the 1860s and 70s wearing tunics. The knee pants we have noted in the photograohic record at mid-century appear tp be done in the same material as the tunic. Many of these boys we have noted in the 19th century are wearing wearing tunics with knee pants. We see some jnicjers, but jnee oants appedar much more common. This seems comparable to the general prevalence of knee pamnts and knickets. TYhe knee pants varied in length and cut. We also notice knee pants worn with the tunics which became popular at the turn of the 20th century by this time knickers, pimarily bloomer knickers, appear more common. Even so we till see many boys with knee pants. Here the knee pants seem different than standard knee pants. They seem to have used the lighter-weight material used for tunics rather than the heavier weight material commonly used for trousers. Here it is not quite clear if the pants were made as knee pants or the drawstring used to close bloomer knickers was not drawn. We don't get to see much of the knee pants in the 19th century as the tunics were generally rather long. Only in the 20th century do shorter tunics show much of the knee pants.
American boys also wore tunics with knee pants. We are not sure at this time just how common they were. We believe knee pants they appeared and became common dedcades after tunics appeared about the turn of the 19th centyry. Knee pants appeared in the 1840s, but were not very common for some time, being worn mostly by boys from fashionable families in the big cities. Photography was first developed (1839), but the eraly images do not provide much imnformation on the pants worn with tunics. We know nuch more about this in the 1860s when we have a really extensive photographic record to draw from. We see quite a few boys in the 1860s and 70s wearing tunics. The boy here is a good example, ptobably from the 1870s (figure 1). We also notice knee pants worn with the tunics which became popular at the turn of the 20th century by this time knickers, primarily bloomer knickers, appear more common. Even so we till see many boys with knee pants. Here the knee pants seem different than standard knee pants. They seem to have used the lighter-weight material used for tunics rather than the heavier weight material commonly used for trousers.
The knee pants we have noted in the photograohic record at mid-century appear tp be done in the same material as the tunic. Many of these boys we have noted in the 19th century are wearing wearing tunics with knee pants.
We see some knicjers, but knee pants appedar much more common. This seems comparable to the general prevalence of knee pamnts and knickets. It is not quite clear if the pants were made as knee pants or the drawstring used to close bloomer knickers was not drawn. The best indicator is the three decorantive buttons at the knee hem.
Knee pants varied in length and cut.
We don't get to see much of the knee pants in the 19th century as the tunics were generally rather long. Only in the 20th century do shorter tunics show much of the knee pants.
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