Figure 1.--This boy in "Den Bästa Sommaren" wears what was called in America a "Continental-style" shirt. It was a popular style in Sweden during the 1950s. We do not know what the style was referred to in Sweden and other European countries.
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Figure 1.--This boy in "Den Bästa Sommaren" wears what was called in America a "Continental-style" shirt. It was a popular style in Sweden during the 1950s. We do not know what the style was referred to in Sweden and other European countries. |
A reader has mentioned the Swedish film "Den Bästa Sommaren". The title traslates as "A summer tale". We know little about the film at this time. One reader describes as a witty and endearing film. It is set in rural Sweden during the 1950s. The script was written by talented Swedish writer Ulf Malmros. Hopefully HBC readers who have seen the film will tell us something about it. Our reader notes that The costuming in the film is apparently quite accurate. one interesting aspect of the film is that a boy wears a shirt style we have noted during the 1950s. It was referred to
as "Continental style" in America. I'm not sure what it was called in Europe. We have noted that this style was particularly popular in Scandinavia.
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