The modern child would find clothing common a century ago highly restrictive and uncomfortable. It would certainly inhibit an active child who wanted to enjoy the playground in the contemporary scene. The modern child, even very young children, have a great deal of say in how they dress, often demanding expensive designer clothing. Today children are major arbiters of fashion and even very young boys have considerable influence as to what clothes are purchased for them. Boys no longer sneer at fashion the way they once did.
Many boys are now as concerned with fashion as the girls.
They also have considerable disposable income, either through allowances or for teenagers, part time jobs. The fashion industry understands this very well and eagerly seek to supply what they than the modern boy desires. Informal styles are now in vogue with children rarely dressing up and, in many cases, only under considerable duress. Our web page takes a look at the development of boys clothes over the past 500 years, from 1500 to date. First and foremost we describe actual fashions and styles.