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Boys very commonly wore suits in the 1880s. There were a variety of popular styles. Younger boys mostly wore knee pants suits. We note a store advertisement for a range of popular suit styles in 1889. There are suitable styles for boys of various ages. We also note an advertisement for various school outfits during the 1880s. As some of the styles overlap, it would have been placed at about the same time as the 1889 advertisement. The firm was Charles Baker & Co., a retailer that had several outlets in London--in Fleet Street (in the City), in Oxford Street (in the West End), and in Tottenham Court Road. Unfortunately there is no description of the various suits.
We note an advertisement for various school outfits during the 1880s. As some of the styles overlap, it would have been placed at about the same time as the 1889 advertisement. The firm was Charles Baker & Co., a retailer that had several outlets in London--in Fleet Street (in the City), in Oxford Street (in the West End), and in Tottenham Court Road. Unfortunately there is no description of the various suits.
A reader has sent us a 1882 fashion plate. Unfortunatly we do not know the publication in which it appeared. We think it is English, although we are not even positive about this. We do not have any accompanying text associated with the plate. It shows men's fashions, but one boy is pictured in a sailor suit. Strangely the boy seems to be wearing white stockings. This is something that is not confirmed in the photographic record. We are not sure if the boy's outfit was being offered for sale or just added for decoration.
Boys very commonly wore suits in the 1880s. There were a variety of popular styles. The youngest boys wore sailor suits. Thevery youngestboys wore skirts with their sailor suits rather than kbnee pants. Older boys wore kneepants suits and the older boys wore long pants suits. Curiously the mod-age boys were not pictured with headwear We note a store advertisement for a range of popular suit styles in 1889. There are suitable styles for boys of various ages. We also note an advertisement for various school outfits during the 1880s. As some of the styles overlap, it would have been placed at about the same time as the 1889 advertisement. The firm was Charles Baker & Co., a retailer that had several outlets in London--in Fleet Street (in the City), in Oxford Street (in the West End), and in Tottenham Court Road. Unfortunately there is no description of the various suits.
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