| My one-year old nephew attended his uncle's | | | | the social status or aspirations of the parents. |
| wedding wearing black pants, a white button-down | | | | While children's clothing still has social implications, 21st |
| shirt, black vest, and printed red tie. He looked so | | | | century children tend to have more voice and more |
| adorable. Of course, he would be adorable without | | | | choice about what they wear. Formal attire has given |
| the fabulous outfit, but the clothes made him even | | | | way to casual clothing in all but the most formal |
| more so. | | | | events, except perhaps when it comes to school |
| If you have never shopped for children's clothing, you | | | | uniforms and religious services. |
| are missing a really fun event. If the children are very | | | | Modern children are fortunate in being able to wear |
| young it's best to leave them home. After all, | | | | clothing that fits their activities. This is not only a |
| choosing clothing for infants and toddlers is more | | | | question of style, but also of durability. While children |
| about the adults than the kids. | | | | will outgrow their clothes before long, the fabric has |
| By three, often even younger, many kids start | | | | to be sturdy enough to withstand the rigors of |
| having very definite opinions about their clothing. | | | | childhood adventures. For that reason, blue jeans are |
| Children may mimic their parents' styles or they may | | | | a popular choice for kids' pants. |
| develop their own unique fashion sense. It's common | | | | Today, denim jeans have the dual distinction of being |
| for children to change their preferred styles several | | | | both rugged and stylish, but they weren't originally |
| times over the course of their young years. | | | | made for style. Jeans as we know them were first |
| Girls may tend to be more fashion conscious, but | | | | made in the 1850s, during the California gold rush. An |
| don't underestimate young boys' attention to what | | | | enterprising German immigrant named Levi Strauss |
| they wear. Many a lad has latched onto pajamas with | | | | responded to the prospectors' need for strong, |
| a favorite action figure, proudly displayed his new | | | | comfortable pants. The first Levi Strauss jeans were |
| shoes, or refused to wear a certain color. | | | | overalls. Levi Strauss & Company started using the |
| Historically boys and girls wore the same clothing, | | | | now-familiar pocket stitch design and rivets in 1873. |
| usually smaller versions of their mothers' dresses, until | | | | By then, denim fabric had been used for work pants |
| about four to six years old, roughly the time of a | | | | for over 200 years, but it was the addition of the |
| boy's first haircut. After that, boys dressed in | | | | rivets that made "Levis" unique. |
| miniature men's clothing. Clothing made especially for | | | | Children's clothing has come a long way in the last |
| children did not become popular until the late 18th | | | | few centuries. Now many fashion designers design |
| century. Sailor and skeleton outfits and velvet Little | | | | exclusively for children. Parents and children can |
| Lord Fauntleroy suits were among the first specialized | | | | choose clothing for style and practicality. |
| boys' clothing. At that time, clothing often reflected | | | | |