Do you remember bubbles?

[sissybaby34]

I don't remember wearing bubbles, but I have pictures from my younger days in the mid late 50s of me wearing something similar. I do remember terry nappies and rubber pants though as I had them for nightwear for a lot of years. Eventually the rubber changed to plastic. These days I am into nappies, mostly disposable but do occasionally like to wear a terry nappy. Recently I have bought some excellent rubber pants that take me back to those early days. They were quite expensive but the quality is amazing. You can find them here,  https://shop.kinkydiapers.com/rubber-pants-1-c.asp  also a did a little searching and found this page. If you like bubbles you will like whats here. I am quite surprised what size/age they got too as well, some go up to 3T . I know that is still young but I don't consider 3t as a baby anymore, but the bubbles are very babyish.
https://smockingbirdkids.com/boys/boys-bubbles#q=&idx=magento_default_products&hFR%5Bcategories.level0%5D%5B0%5D=Boys%20%2F%2F%2F%20Bubbles&is_v=1

[Angela M...]

Hi sissybaby34, I do love the link you posted of the rubber pants but as you said they are a bit expensive but if the quality is there that is what counts. I have in the past purchased plastic pants made by Suprima of Germany and they are more money than local suppliers but are very well made and last a long time with care.  I also like the link to the children's bubbles and other wonderful clothes. Oh to be young again. I have not found any photo's of me wearing a bubble but the clothing is very familiar to me so perhaps I did and I am still looking through many photo's in boxes I inherited. I did see a pic of a girl cousin wearing such a bubble outfit but I think it was taken after I left England for Canada.   

[patricialacey]

I think I remember wearing these as a pre-schooler but all my life I believed them to be called "romper suits" I could be wrong or it may be everything got lost in translation on this side of the pond!
i.e trousers = pants
pants= panties or shorts
tights = pantyhose 
and please don't get me started on "knickers"!

[Angela M...]

Hey patricialacey, I have lived in Canada since I was 8 and remember the Rompers kids wore and I loved secretly and I have also been back to England a few times so I know the terms used on that side of the pond having had to figure out what my family was talking about several times and asking for translations. My first visit back was the early 70's and my cousins were in UNI (university) and Monty Python was all over the place and the conversations. Also the pubs were a source of learning so to speak trying to work out what the conversation was about. I also remember bringing back several pairs of nice knickers and waterproof pants as my souvenier's of choice when I came home. Of course I needed to hide everything as I was still living with my parents then but I did bring back a cute bubble and kilt set for my first niece.

[marybethsanford]

I think I remember wearing these as a pre-schooler but all my life I believed them to be called "romper suits" I could be wrong or it may be everything got lost in translation on this side of the pond!
i.e trousers = pants
pants= panties or shorts
tights = pantyhose 
and please don't get me started on "knickers"!

I too remember them being called Rompers as well.  Also my dad was very clear that girls wore under "pants" and boys under "wear" .  Not sure why that bothered him so but it did.  Boys wore trousers as well.   I didn't know the word knickers till the service when I heard a "brit" say it in Vietnam and asked what the hell he was talking about (Me being all rough and tumble about it).

[dbjon]

All I know is that it is darned hard to find them in my size!

[Spankypants2]

Too bad we can't enlarge these fashions proportionally to fit older boys. I'm from the same era as Mary Beth and can look back to the days when children were dressed as children. And, one is less likely to assume an attitude when dressed in a romper.

[Robyn Jodie]

They do make "romper" outfits for men -- not so blousy at the bottom.  I think they call them "romphim" or something like that. I may be wrong, but I think "romper" or "romper suit" is the generic name for one-piece outfits like these, and "bubble suit" is the name given to those with a fuller bottom  (possibly approaching spherical in shape).

[Spankypants2]

I remember reading where Winston Churchill regularly wore a one-piece garment for his work sessions. His staff members always referred to it as his "romper."

[jeangurl]

Churchills outfit was actually called a "Siren suit" which was rather apt.
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