Shortalls

I wish I had known about shortalls when my kids were preteens. I used to dress my kids (boy and the girl) in nylon shorts and t-shirts for playing outdoors. I found that shorts were ideal for the kids to wear when climbing trees and swinging on the monkey bars at the park. They liked the freedom of movement and didn't wear underwear when they wore shorts. I was often complimented by other adults on my choice of clothing for my kids. I always chose the coarse nylon pe shorts, not the soft silky ones which get torn easily. If I'd known about shortalls, particularly if you could get them in strong nylon material, I'd have definitely made my kids wear shortalls instead. They would be so quick to change if they get messed up. I'm sure they would have looked very cute in them. I'm not sure they would have worn them when they were teens, thats maybe a bit too old, but shortalls would look great on preteen kids, both boys and girls.

They are great items. I regularly wore denim shortalls, right from a young boy, through to my teens. Practical and virtually indistructable.

Shortalls were my standard wear, right through my teens. I had blue denim, white denim and also some cotton shortalls. I found them to be very comfortable and my parents liked me in them, due to their economic and boyish nature. I had quite a variety of leg lengths and fits. In the summer my shortalls had very short legs indeed. In the winter a bit longer. They also last a long time, one loose pair when new when i was 13, I still wore when I was 16.

PS as I write this letter I am wearing a pair of denim shortalls. I still wear them at home and sometimes when walking in the country.