Clothes

A Young Boy in Tullow, Co. Carlow

View of a boy in a street in Tullow, Co. Carlow, dating from 1957. The young boy is wearing short trousers, which was typical for a boy of his age at that time.

© Lensman Photographic Archive.

A Young Boy in Tullow, Co. Carlow
© Lensman Photographic Archive.

A Young Boy in Tullow, Co. Carlow

View of a boy in a street in Tullow, Co. Carlow, dating from 1957. The young boy is wearing short trousers, which was typical for a boy of his age at that time.

© Lensman Photographic Archive.

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The style of clothes that people wear has changed over the years. The fabric or cloth used to make clothes has changed too.

Fashions have changed because people's lifestyles have changed, and also because television and magazines influence the way people dress.

Today there is more of a variety of clothing to choose from. There is also a greater range of fabrics available for making clothes.

Let's look at clothing in the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s to see how styles have changed. Later we will see how new types of cloth were developed which influenced the variety and the look of the clothes that were worn.