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A popular style in France during the early-20 century was the shirt suit. This is a descriptive term we have created. we do not know if the frenh had a name for these outfits. We suspect that they were called a 'costume'. These were suits without a jacket or coat. Rather they were done with matching shirts as the top and without vests. The shirts were special shirts, done in the same material as the suit. This means a heavier material than usually used for shirts. We are not sure what was worn under the shirt suit top, perhaps a shirt waist. We are not sure becuse these suits were collar buttoning shirts so all we see is the collar which was the collar of the shirt suit top and not a standard shirt in lighter material worn underneath. Some boys did have detachable collars, suggesting a shirt waist worn underneath. The tops and bottoms of these suits were done in the same material and color. we notice both long sleeve tops and knee pnys bottoms. Our initial assessmenis that these suits were worn 1890s-1910s. We do not see them after World war I in the 1920s. and we are not sure hw cimmon these suits were. we see them more in postcards than ctual photographs. The age trends look to us to be bout 6-12 years of age. This was aEuropean style. We do not see these suits to anny extent in America, but se do see them kin oyher European countries.
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