Hidden treasures of children's fashion: exhibition at Rochsburg Castle!

Hidden treasures of children's fashion: exhibition at Rochsburg Castle!

in Rochsburg, where time seems to have stopped, the art patron August Ohm presents an exhibition that makes the heart of every fashion -like person beat faster. The collection includes children's fashion from four centuries and recently opened its doors. The focus is not only on glamorous designs, but also the development of children's clothing. According to Freie Presse , the extraordinary variety of this fashion can be shown-and you can Take a look into the past.

What makes the exhibition special is the multifaceted color and style history that many surprised: Until the 1920s, boys often wore pink, while girls were often dressed in light blue. A completely different picture when you think of today's gender roles! Colored clothing was frowned upon in children's fashion for a long time, only the Flower power movement brought color into the game and changed the norms at that time.

from mini-mood to sailor suit

A look at the exhibition also reveals the development of the sailor suit, which shaped children's fashion in the 19th and early 20th centuries. From the 1780s, clothes designed for children, which were far away, were created by the reduced versions of adult fashion. Over time, educators and doctors demanded an easier, looser wardrobe for the little ones who were no longer squeezed.

The popular figure of the sailor suit is also known through prominent representations, as the famous painting by Franz Xaver Winterhalter, which shows the five -year -old Prince of Wales in such an outfit. At that time, fashion was primarily supported by wealthy families, while this tradition also expanded to the middle class around 1880. After that, even worker children wore sailor suits on special occasions, which documented the social change of this clothing. As described on the museum , the sailor suit reached its climax at the same time with the rise of the German fleet.

a piece of history in sailor suit

The patriotic charge that the sailor suit received in the First World War was particularly interesting, while the National Socialists devalued the wardrobe that was so popular at that time as "bourgeois-reactionary". Nevertheless, the fashion form could not completely lose its place in history; Today you can still see sailor suits with the Viennese singing boys, which have been performing in these traditional clothing since 1924. And as modern school uniforms in Japan, based on British Royal Navy uniforms, this only shows that the enthusiasm for this classic continues to this day.

The exhibition of August Ohm in Rochsburg is not only a festival for the eye, but also a fascinating journey through the time of child fashion. Anyone who is still undecided whether the visit is worth it should be said: history becomes alive here - a fashion history that inspires and stimulates thought.