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The Norfolk jacket was of course a European style imported from England. This is one of many examples showing how English fashions affected American boys clothing. we also note the Norfolk suit evolving over time. Some early suits had a lingering look of a cut-away jacket. And the first Norfolk look were vertical vents appearing on the jackets. We assume that this must have been a style first appearing in England, but this needs to be confirmed. This occurred before we begin to see the horizonal styling with belts. We are not sure if the same progression ooccurred in Britain as the Norfolk style developed. Our British archive is much more limited. We are not sure what the suits were called in America that had these early hints of Norfolk styling.
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