*
|
At the end of the century we note the increasing popularity of boldly patterned suits. The image on a previous page is a good example. It shows brothers, we think in the early-1890s, showing one boy with a boldly patterened suit and his brother with a muted pattern. The Illionois boys here are another good example (figure 1). We think there may be social class connotations. It is not always clear on what basis the patterns were chosen. As far as we can tell there does not seem to be any difference in formality. Age appears to be a factor. The bold patterns seem more common for boys than adult men. We are not yet sure about teenagers. Probably patterns were more common than apparent in the photographic record because muted patterns do not register in the images. Flat and muted patterns seem the most common, but we see quite a number of boys wearing boldly patterned suits. Unfortunately the colors involved are lost in the black and white photography. Some pattern including color informatgion is available in period catalogs which included details on a multiplicity of suit offerings.
Navigate the Boys' Historical Clothing Web Site:
[Return to the Main U.S. suits pattern 19th century chronology page]
[Return to the Main U.S. suits pattern chronology page]
[Return to the Main U.S. suits pattern page]
[Return to the Main U.S. suits page]
[Return to the Main suit chronology page]
[Return to the Main Norfolk suit country page]
[Introduction]
[Activities]
[Biographies]
[Chronology]
[Clothing styles]
[Countries]
[Bibliographies]
[Contributions]
[FAQs]
[Glossaries]
[Images]
[Registration]
[Tools]
[Boys' Clothing Home]