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We still see the fancy Fauntlroy collars at the beginning of the 20th century, but they did not last long. The Fauntleroy Craze was coming to an end and becoming less common by mid-dedade. We see fewer older boys wearing the large white collars, although blouses with Fauntleroy-type collars, often colored, stipes, or prints were done up for boys, including younger teens. They had back flaps like sailor blouses. These were not for Fauntleroy suits. We still see large fancy collars, but not as large as in the 1890s. The collars were commonly ruffled collars. Lace collars were not very common, but the ruffled collars often had eyelet lace trim (figur1). Sailor collars continued to be popular. This primarily involved the standard V-front collar with a varieky of detailing variations. A more informal garment became poopular--tunics. They were done in various styles and a range of collars. A new collar style was the Russian blouse which was done without a collar or the bare minimum. These collars were used for both tunics abnd blouses. We see many school age boys in the late-19th and early-20th centuries wearing Eton collars when dressing up. The standard Eton collar had pointed tips. We see many different types, some with varying degrees of ronded tips, some becoming Peter Pan collars. These collars were worn with and without floppy bows. The size of the bows gradually declined as the decade progressed. This lasted a little longer. We still see wing collars and high collars, but less commonly for boys. We also notice high collars and wing collars for older teenagers and men. The Minnesota children on the previous page are a good example of 1900s collars and bows.
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