Fashion in the 1920s
Childrens Fashion
Typical boy's clothing
A girl wearing her winter clothes
Shows different outfits for kids
She goes rollerskating in this
Boys:
Girls:
1920-1925:
In the early years of the 1920s, sailor suits were very popular among young boys. As well as Oliver Twist suits, corduroy suits, and rompers, boys often wore smaller versions of men suits. Everyday outfits for boys consisted of jackets, knickers, and an additional pair of pants. Many outfits were made out of wool. Typically wool suits had patterns of plaid. Starting in 1925, the boy's clothing started to be more like men's clothing including their jackets and pants.
Boy's clothing becoming like men's clothing
Boy's rompers and sailor suits
1926-1929:
At the start of 1926, boy's clothing became much more casual as boys started wearing khakis and flannel shirts. Even though their look was becoming more casual, they still had to wear suits. It was popular to wear single or double breasted suits with patterns and in the winter tweed suits. Towards the end of the decade, boys had many different choices when it came to suits. The first being a single breasted suit coat. The second being a double breasted suit coat with a more interesting pattern. The third and final was having a clover leaf lapel, a vest, and an even more exotic pattern.
The more casual outfits in 1926
Tweed suits
The three choices of boy's suits towards the end of the decade
1920-1925:
During this time, many young girls wore dresses. The styles of dresses they wore included sailor dresses, party dresses, and plaid dresses. These were only some of the styles as there were many different styles of dresses worn in this time period. Around 1923, girl's dresses started to become more grown up with a dropped waist line and specific details. Even though the dresses became more like the women's dresses, there were still dresses that symbolized the youth of the girls. These dresses had embroidery, pockets, and patterns of polka dots or floral.
The different styles of girl's dresses
An example of how girl's dresses became more like women's dresses
The youthful dresses worn by girls
1926-1929:
In 1926, the girl's dresses still had the same youthful feel but some other dresses had become more like the adult flapper look. In 1927, Bloomer dresses were created. These dresses were made for younger girls, around 7-9, who weren't ready to wear the dresses that older girls were wearing. Formal dresses worn by older girls were full of lace, velvet, silk, and other details. These aspects of the dresses once again made the dresses seem more like the look of the older women dresses.
The dresses in 1926
Bloomer dress
Different formal dresses