|
We note many portraits of American boys wearing Eton collasrs in the 1890s. We see a variety of collars worn during the decade, but it wa one of the popular collar styles. While a boy's first suit might be a Fauntleroy suit, many boys next wore sack suits with Eton collars. It was a popular style, primarily for school-age boys. This includes boys into their early teens. There seems to have been a social-class factor involved here. Most of the Eton collars we have noted were worn by boys that seem to come from well-to-do or at least familirs in comfortable circumstances. They do not appear to have been as prevalent as in England, but we see a good many boys wearing them. They were worn with a variety of suits. We note them work with both Norfolk suits and standard sack suits. A good example is Floyd Stubbs. The effort to assess available portraits is somewhat complicated by the fact that they were often but not always worn with floppy bows of different sizes. Thus we can often not be completely sure that they were classic Eton collars with pointed tips. We cam tell thany many were, but not all. We also note large collars shaped like Eton collars, but were not the heavily starched Eton collsars that stood up. A good example is the collars worn by the Pritchrd brothers. A good example of a large Eton collar is that worn by an unidentified boy in 1893. We notice Jack Shearer wearing a large Eton collar in 1893. We note Sammie Stacy Whidden wearing a large Eton collar with a kilt suit we think in the mid-1890s.
Navigate the Historic Boys' Clothing Web Site:
[Return to the Main U.S. Eton collar chronology page]
[Return to the Main Eton collar page]
[Return to the Main U.S. garment page]
[Introduction]
[Activities]
[Biographies]
[Chronology]
[Clothing styles]
[Countries]
[Photography]
[Bibliographies]
[Contributions]
[Essays]
[FAQs]
[Glossaries]
[Images]
[Links]
[Registration]
[Tools]
[Boys' Clothing Home]
Navigate the Historic Boys' Clothing Web chronological pages:
[The 1840s]
[The 1850s]
[The 1860s]
[The 1870s]
[The 1880s]
[The 1890s]
[The 1900s]
[The 1910s]
[The 1920s]
[The 1930s]
[The 1940s]
Navigate the Historic Boys' Clothing Web style pages:
[Long pants]
[Knickers]
[Short pants]
[Scottish kilts]
[School uniform]
[Sailor suits]
[Eton suits]
[Ring bearer/page costumes]
