Figure 1.--This German boys in the 1950s wore a sailor suit for his First Communion. His little brother is with him with a matching suit, but of course is not a First Communion suit. Notice the white gloves. |
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We note many boys wearing sailor suits for First Communion. This was especially common in Europe. We see a lot of French boys wearing sailor suits for First Communion. We notice traditional styling often being used. Sailor suits were also worn for First Communion in other countries like Germany, Italy, and Spain. It was less common in America and Britain. We probably would have seen Eastern European boys wearing sailor suits as well, except that Communist authirities attmpted to supress religious practice, especially teaching religion to children. We also see boys wearing sailor suits for Confirmation. This was especially common in Germany before World War II, but was not very common after the War. We also see Belgian boys wearing sailor suits. Here we are not sure about the event. Belgian boys were mostly Cathloic, yet they seem to be young teenagers, which was more Cofirmation age.
A German reader writes, "I would say the child on the left is a girl." Well I supose it is possible. It is not possible to tell if the child is wearing a skirt or short pants. This is, however, a boys' style. I have never seen a girl dressed in an outfit like this. It is definitely a boy's First Commununion style. Girls' First Communion styles were very different. The puffed sleeves were worn vy boys with fancy blouses in the 1950s, although we see that more in France than Germany,
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