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Dresses For Boys in the 19th Century
In the 19th century boys were dressed in dresses. Why?
Does anyone know the answer to the question?
Picture of Tsarevich Alexei
And a similar dress for a boy in 1855.
And his father.
Maria Feodorovna with her son Niki (Nicholas II) 1870
1893 г.
This tradition has continued since the mid-16th century and up to about the 1920s.
Flemish boy in a dress, 1625
Consuelo Vanderbilt and her sons. 1899
While the kids, of course, looking forward to when they are allowed to wear trousers, because then they are considered to be "adults."On the day when the baby changed dresses for trousers people could even arrange a celebration - to mark the transition from infancy to adolescence. In Western Europe, the boys wore dresses till four - eight years old.
Franklin Roosevelt
Children often wore trosers usually trimmed with lace under the dresses.
Decker. Father with child
They write that the main reason why the boys were dressed in dresses was due to natural physiological needs of the infant. In addition, it was easier to sew clothes to grow into, especially at a time when clothes were very expensive.
1868 г.
In the XIX century there was also a popular version of the Russian long shirt-like tunic, which was worn over long pants or knee-length trousers. This type of clothing was worn by boys from 2 to 5 years, or even older.
In portraits boys can not easyly be distinguished from girls. But we'll try. Boys's dresses were often made in dark colors, and the fabrics were denser and stronger.
For comparison, on the left - the boys, on the right - girls.
Boys' dresses of the late 19th century.
The most popular boys' finish of dresses is lace collar and cuffs.
Boy's ensemble, 1869
BOY'S TARTAN FROCK, BELT & PANTS, 1860s
Boys dress wool flannel trimmed with cerise velvet tabs and small pearl buttons England c. 1860
Boy's day dress, Ontario, Canada, 1862.
Dress for the boy in 1875
Boy's Dress 1864
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