Childrens Clothing Learning Journey

Imagine being wrapped up so that all you can move are your eyes. Imagine boys dressed as girls. Imagine lying face down on the floor with your mother's foot in the middle of your back so that she can lace you tightly into your clothes... Click on steps 1 - 6 to find out more.....

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Childrens clothing learning journey Step 4: Knickerbocker glory Knickerbocker actually means full breeches gathered and banded just below the knee; but it is also the name given to old fashioned knickers which reach the knees. In the 20th century a pudding made from fruit and different ice creams was called a Knickerbocker Glory. Knickerbocker suits, with trousers which were full and fastened below the knee, waistcoats and cut-away jackets, were popular for boys from about 1850 - 1870. They were worn with long woollen stockings. From around 1880 knickerbocker suits were an important part of a boy's transition from toddler dresses to full length trousers. By the mid 1920s girl's knickers were knee length and elasticated at waist and knee and because of their style they were nicknamed 'knickerbockers'. Although knickerbockers suits for boys went out of fashion at the end of the Victorian period, the style of Knickerbocker trousers survived. Knickerbockers were traditionally worn by men as leisure wear for playing golf and for grouse shooting parties throughout most of the 20th century. The modern style of cropped trousers for both boys and girls is a descendant of the fashion for knickerbockers. Why was a pudding named after knickerbockers? Find a recipe for this pudding.

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