No CC Decades Outfits 2.0

1940s Children's Fashion

Changes in children's fashion in part followed the overall changes for fashion as a whole. Cowboy-outfits for boys and cowgirl-outfits for girls were popular, the military influence showed in outfits, and knitwear was becoming really popular. It's not always easy to show these changes without CC, as there are a lot of elements missing from the options of the game. Children's fashion as a whole is lacking, but I will give it my best try. 

Infants

Infants are the one category that I have not touched since the 1890s, as the long white dress was still a norm for so long. It was practical, easy to inherit and easy to clean. When looking for information of infant clothing online it is also very hard to find information, but by looking at old pictures we see that white was still the a really important color, girls and boys were still identically dressed and while pink and blue was starting to be used as a way to tell gender, they were often reversed compared to now. Blue was seen as a calm color for girls, and pink a lively color for boys. A lot of clothing were knitted.

In the outfits below, I've opted for white because it was the same for boys and girls. I've given some options to the long dress, into starting into separates. Outfits 1-3 (first row) are everyday. Outfits 4-5 hot weather, and the last outfit formal wear for boys only. I have not included a winter outfit because there are frankly nothing really good in game. I tend to use the onesie with a hood for all decades regardless. 

Toddlers - boys:

For toddlers some of the outfits from the 30s still work fine, but a new thing in the adds fro children's clothes are overalls which are gaining popularity. Knitwear is also popular. Shorts are still more popular than pants for toddlers, but pants are becoming an option. 

For formal/party wear I've opted for outfits 1-2 below, pyjamas is the same as before as is swimwear. Long pants for winter is becoming an option too. 

Toddler - girls:

For girls, dress is still the most common option, usually roughly knee length, so a lot of the options from the 20s and 30s still work. I am particularly fond of outfit 4 here as it shows the preference for striped shirts which was common in ads for children's wear, and combine it with the knitwear. Outfit 5 is a homage to the cowgirl play fashion. The last outfit is a summer option for very young toddlers. 

For older toddlers girls and skirts are more common summer wear (outfit 1-2 below). For formal fashion I've opted for outfits 3-4, then the same pyjama as boys (also the same swimsuit) and for winter's outfit a coat with a skirt. 

Children - boys:

For boys long pants were starting to become the norm, with shorts saved for hotter weather (outfits 6-7). Shirts were usually tucked in (hard with our options but outfit 5) and could be button down shirts with or without ties, or sweaters and long sleeved t-shirts. Shirts were very often striped horizontally for boys according to the ads I've seen (outfit 2, 3, 7). For boys too overalls were increasingly popular (outfit 4). 

Long pants could be worn in summer too, but lighter color (outfit 1 below). For formal wear I've opted for the suit, as boys often dressed like their dads for those kind of things. Sports were done in shorts and a t-shirt (outfit 3) or tank top (outfit 4). Polo shirts and sweat shirts or sweat pants would be other options. For swimming the trunks looks like dads, and a boy still slept in pyjamas and the outfit for winter is also the same as for the 30s. 

Children - girls:

Girls were still very often dressed in dresses (outfit 1) or skirts and striped shirts (outfit 2). The school uniform also works well for this decade (outfit 3). However, in ads we do see an increasing amount of 'slacks' for girls in this period (outfit 4-5), often combined with striped shirts (outfit 4) or tucked in shirts. For summer shorts and a top would do. A girl would generally wear mary janes for shoes. 

The first outfit here I felt worked for the tucked in shirt option, here coupled with shorts for a summer outfit. The second outfit is a representation for the cowgirl look. For formal wear I chose one of the little fancier dresses but others could work too. Swimwear was still shorts and top or full swimsuit. For sports I've opted for a long sleeve t-shirt and shorts, but short sleave t-shirt would work too. By the 40s girls too wore pjs and as pants were becoming an option it was easier to keep warm in winter. 

In my Whittaker Saga the 40s just begun, so you'll have to wait a little longer for a 50s update (either when I get there or the next patch depending on which is first). In future updates I will put teens with kids I think but we'll see.