Figure 1.--Boys especially boys from affluent families still wore Eton collars for special occasions in the inter-war years. This boy wears a floppy bow with his Eton colar. The portrait was probably taken in the 1930s. Click on the image to see a full picture of the boys' suit.

Well dressed boys still wore Eton collars in the early 1920s, especially for dress occasins. Some boys even wore floppy bows with their Eton collars which were worn with both white and dark colored suits. The Eton colar was especially popular for boys among boys from affluent families Some were even worn with floppy bows. The Eton collar was, however, rapidly being replaced by more comfortable modern-looking soft collars. Even in the 1930s Eton colars were still worn. A few boys began wearing open collar shirts. Other wore shirts without jackets. This fore-shadowed the more casual boys' styles for First Communion that appeared after World Wat II (1941-45). This contrasted with the girls' styles which remained quite formal.