Figure 1.--This Fauntleroy suit was done in brown with a detailing perhaps influenced by a sailor suit. In such instances just what is a Fauntlery suit becomes a bit blurred. The ruffled collar and cuffs with the small jacket certainly give it an overall Fauntleroy appearance. We believe that the portrait was painted in mid 1890s. |
Boys also wore pink bows. We do not at this time know how common this was. We have noted pink sailor suits, but have not yet noted pink Fauntleroy suit. While the balck and white photograph makes it practically impossible to tell how common pink bows were, available portrairts do show that some boys wore them. This suggests that modern color conventions were not yet established. We do not know, however, to what extent that pink bows were worn by girls at the time. We also are unsure as to with what color suits the pink bows were worn. The pink bow we have seen was being worn with a brown Fauntleroy suit.
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