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There were some important changes in boy's suits in 1941. The basic styles were unchanged. Cuts did vary somewhat. We see both single and double breasted suits and Eton jackets for younger boys. The jackets have cinched waists. Most American boys were wearing long pants suits. Short pants suits were available, but even younger boys wore mosly long pants suits. The long pants are a full, raher baggy cut. We are not sure uif knicker suits were available, but if they were they were not very common. In addition to standard suits we also notice sports jackets and even leisure suits. At this time we have one catalog ad for suits from the Boston edition of the Sears catalog. Seas and the other major mail order companies commonly picked up very quickly on fashion trends. One of the most obvious changes was how quickly knickers were disappearing from American fashions. We also have a Brooks Brothers back to school ad. The compny was a high end clothier that often emphasized traditional styling.
At this time we have one catalog ad for suits from the Boston edition of the Sears catalog. It is for younger boys age, age 4-10 years. Among the different suits are sports jackets, a leisure suit, and a sailor suit. Almost all the suits are long pants suits, there are, however two short pants suits which Sears calls Rugby suits. Notably there are no knickers suits at all. I'm not sure about the suits for older boys, but there were no knicker suits offered for the younger boys. Knicvkers had not yet disappered, but they clearly were disappearingfrom the American fashion scene.
We note mostly standard single breasted styles, but a cinched waist was a lingering influence of the Norfolk jacket. The younger boys styles seem to be virtually idebntical to the suits older boys or even their fathers are wearing. We also have a Brooks Brothers back to school ad. The compny was a high end clothier that often emphasuzed traditional styling. They offered Eton suits and a Rugby-style jacket with short pants for younger boys.
We do not yet have much information on suits for older boys yet. We do have a Brooks Brother's back to school ad showing a fairly standard single-breasted jacket with two buttons. The jacket is curriously shown twice, once for wear with short poants and again fir older boys with long pants. The style is not named, but is sometimes described as a rugby suit. Knickers were not offered.
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