Figure 1.-- A HBC reader writes, "This portrait photo of a Canadian boy was taken March 1902. I believe it may be in New Brunswick, as I got bought it from a dealer there. It is a very long and narrow card, measuring: 7 1/8" X 3 5/8" overall." |
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We have very limited information on Canadian boys' neckwear, but have begun to collect some information. As far as we can tell it looks quite similar to American trends. There were differences between American and British neckwear styles. In particular, floppy bows were never as popular in Britain as they were in America. We see quite a few portraits of Canadian boys wearing them. We do not yet have sufficent images to
assess chronolgical trends or differenes among English and French speaking Canadians. A HBC reader writes, "This portrait photo of a Canadian boy was taken March 1902. I believe it may be in New Brunswick, as I got bought it from a dealer there. It is a very long and narrow card, measuring: 7 1/8" X 3 5/8" overall." He wears what at the time would have been a modest sized floppy bows. Floppy bows declined in popularity after World war I (1914-18), although some boys woire then for a few more years. Since World war I as far as we can tell, Canadian and American neckwear styles had been very similar.
We have very limited information on Canadian boys' neckwear, but have begun to collect some information. As far as we can tell it looks quite similar to American trends. There were differences between American and British neckwear styles. In particular, floppy bows were never as popular in Britain as they were in America.
The most destinctive neckwear worn by Canadian boys is floppy bows. We see quite a few portraits of Canadian boys wearing floppy bows in the late 19th and early 20th century. A HBC reader writes, "This portrait photo of a Canadian boy was taken March 1902. I believe it may be in New Brunswick, as I got bought it from a dealer there. It is a very long and narrow card, measuring: 7 1/8" X 3 5/8" overall." He wears what at the time would have been a modest sized floppy bows. Floppy bows declined in popularity after World War I (1914-18), although some boys wore then for a few more years. Since World war I as far as we can tell, Canadian and American neckwear styles had been very similar. Boys most wore neckties and bowties. There were other neckwear types, but we do not know how popular they were in Canada.
We do not yet have sufficent images to
assess chronolgical trends or differenes among English and French speaking Canadians.
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