| From the beginning, children's' clothing used color to | | | | during the 19th century. This can be attributed to |
| separate the genders. Especially in the olden days | | | | Amelia Bloomer born 1818 - 1894 who was an |
| where little boys looked like little girls, the distinction | | | | American reformer espousing this cause. But the |
| can be made by the color of the clothes. Girls wore | | | | bloomer concept must be credited to Elizabeth Smith |
| pink and little boys wore blue, this is as much true | | | | Miller as she was creator of the bloomers. Although |
| today as it is in the era of days gone by. | | | | this type of garment did not bloom at all. |
| Because of historical accounts available like painting | | | | Rompers |
| and photographs, it was not easily distinguished if a | | | | These were worn both by the girls and boys that |
| child was male or female. Thus, not only did the | | | | were used primarily for play time. By the end of the |
| clothes determine the gender but the general | | | | second world war, rompers were basic staples for |
| appearance as well. This was manifested by the hair | | | | little girls wardrobe. They were usually used as |
| style that they were told to wear. It became a | | | | costumes or uniforms for gym classes of girls. |
| strong convention that little girls wear pretty dresses | | | | Smocks |
| and their hair long while the little boys were told to | | | | This is one generic children's clothing of years gone |
| wear the pants and sport short hair. However due to | | | | by. As this was so common, different styles, |
| the evolution of time, little girls of today have | | | | accessories, adornments, and other details filled the |
| adopted to wearing pants but the day hasn't come | | | | repertoire of how a smock can look like. There were |
| yet where the boys adopted the dresses of girls! | | | | smocks of different colors, smocks with different |
| In our modern world today, a general convention | | | | buttoning styles - buttons located at the back, in the |
| exists that girls are able to wear the clothes of boys | | | | front, or on the side. There were also smocks with |
| but never the other way around. But that wasn't the | | | | collars, with trims, with ties, with pockets, with belts, |
| case in the 19th century where little girls and boys | | | | etc. It was usual in the 1950s that smocks of identical |
| were dressed alike. Although during that time, girls | | | | cut were bought by mothers for their children. |
| were not allowed to dress in pants, otherwise, there | | | | Pinafores |
| was not much difference in the way they were | | | | This was a very essential piece of garment for the |
| dressed. | | | | girls' wardrobe as they were usually worn by little girls |
| Up to the time of the second world war, clothes | | | | of Europe and America. |
| associated with girls were dresses, pantalets, smocks | | | | Pantalets |
| and pinafores. | | | | These were worn both by boys and girls. Usually, |
| Dresses | | | | boys wore plain pantalets while girls wore the fancier |
| This was the basic clothing of girls up to the second | | | | ones. But there were some boys who like to wear |
| world war since it was not everyday occurrence that | | | | fancy Pantalets too. |
| girls wore pants or shorts before the war. | | | | Sailor suits |
| Bloomers | | | | This was basically a boy's garment but it became a |
| This was another staple in the little girls' clothing | | | | unisex garment as girls started to wear sailor suits |
| where it served its purpose ofproviding an alternative | | | | too. |
| option to the restrictive and binding fashion sense | | | | |