Boy's Fashions

Boys, teenagers, and young men were also very clean-cut and had developed fashions of their own. Short hair was in style, and crew cuts topped the heads of many young men and boys. High school and college boys typically wore pants or jeans, cuffed at the bottom, with t-shirts, collared shirts, sweaters, or short jackets. White socks and black shoes rounded out the ensemble. Young boys wore similar fashions, in addition to caps and cowboy hats.

Notice the crew cuts, hats, jackets, and jeans worn by the schoolboys in the image below.

1950s Boy's Clothing: Image courtesy of the University of Vermont Landscape Change Program and the Vermont State Archives, Agency of Transportation Collection

Notice the short jackets and short hair on the young men below.

1950s Young Men's Styles: Image courtesy of the University of Vermont Landscape Change Program and the University of Vermont Archives

Notice the cuffed jeans, white socks and dark shoes, short jacket, and crew cut on the young man in the image below.

1950s Young Men's Styles: Image courtesy of the University of Vermont Landscape Change Program and the University of Vermont Archives