Figure 1.-- We note cut-away suits in the 19th century. We associate this style primarily with younger bots in the 19th century. We also see it to a lesser extent as a formal style in the 20th century, especially the early 20th century. Here we see a Belgian boy, probably in the 1910s, with a formal suit that has a cut-away jacket. I'm not sure, but this is probably a conformation suit. I'm not sure just what kind of cap he is wearing.

We have noted Belgian boys wearing many different styles of suits over time. We note cut-away suits in the 19th century. We note both single and double breasted suits. As in the rest of Europe, Norfolk jackets were very popular in the early 20th century. We believe that Belgian boys basically followed popular French styles, although we have only limited information at this time. We do note that in the late 1920s and 1930s that an open collar shirt with a wide collar worn over the suit lapels was a popular style. We are unsure at this time about the types of suit jackerts worn with this open collar style.

Blazer

Collar Buttoning Jacket

Cut-away Jacket

We note cut-away suits in the 19th century. We associate this style primarily with younger bots in the 19th century. We also see it to a lesser extent as a formal style in the 20th century, especially the early 20th century.

Norfolk Jackets

As in the rest of Europe, Norfolk jackets were very popular in the early 20th century.

Sack Suits

Single-breasted Jacket

We note both single and double breasted suits.

Double-breasted Jacket

We note Belgian boys wearing both single and double breasted suits. I'm not entirely sure when they first aopeared, but they were a popular style in the 1920s after World War I. Double-breasted suits seemed to have been most common in the inter-War period during the 1920s and 30s and into the 1940s. They begin to go out of style in the 1950s when single-breasted jackets begin to dominate. We note suits both with and without vests. They were made with a variety of trousers, including knee pants, short pants, and long pants as well as knickers. We note them in a variety of colors and material. They were done in sizes for school age boys although they were less common for the younger boys in primary school. The double-breasted suit had somewhat of a formal, more mature look. It was widely worn by mean at the time.

Tuxedo Suits

We notice a few images of Belgian boys wearing what mightb be called formal tuxedo suits with knickers or knee pants. It was not one of the more common styles that Belgian boys wore. The images we have found look to come from the late-19th or early-20th century. They are worn with black long stockings. This was style that would have been worn for formal occassuions. We suspect it was a style worn by boys from fairly affluent damilies. These boys have had another suit for less formal occassions or for school.

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