Fashionable children’s clothing has changed over the years. Fashionable children’s clothing reflects what is in fashion in adult clothing at the time. There have been many changes in children’s fashion clothing styles.
Fashionable children’s clothing in the 1960s included very short dresses on children until they reached high school. Little girls wore dresses that barely covered their underwear during these years. Nowadays, most of the girls wear dresses that come down to their knees.
Young boys wore denim jeans and white T-shirts during the 1960s. The bottom of the pants was to be rolled up to create a hem, and the T-shirt was to be white with a crew neck. They typically wore black canvas sneakers and black belts with this ensemble. Even though they were wearing t-shirts, they tucked the t-shirt into their pants to show the belt.
In the 60s, girls wore black and white oxfords as shoes. They also wore Mary Jane-style shoes that had a strap that reached over the arch of the foot and fastened at the side. They were black shoes in the fall and winter months of the year and white shoes in the spring and summer months of the year.
In the 1970s most kids didn’t change their style of clothing much even though the hippie look was becoming popular. It was not popular for little boys to wear flared jeans or tie dye shirts. Girls’ dresses stayed short and they wore matching bloomers under the dresses so their undergarments would not show.
Until the 1980s, all girls wore a tank top and underwear under all outfits. These tops were the first camisoles worn by girls and were designed to keep their skin from showing through when their tops were skinny.
The 1980s was a time when most girls ditched dresses entirely. They wore pants, brightly colored leg warmers, shirts that were too big, and a wide variety of footwear. Tight leggings and oversized shirts were all the rage, and almost every girl tried to make her hair stand out as much as possible. They teased the hair, sprayed it with hairspray, and held it in place with wildly colored headbands. Satin jackets were very fashionable, as were very short shorts.
Fashionable children’s clothing from the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s is what kids wear today for Halloween costumes.