Figure 1.--All we know about his boy is that his name was Roger. he portrait is undated, but was probably taken about 1905. Rounded-crown hats like thise not very common with tunic suits. |
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Many boys wore their tunic suits without headwear. This was certainly the case with studio portraits. It was also the case with family snapshots which are a better refection of actual trends. While many boys did not wear headwear with their tunic suits, we note quite a range of different headwear types. Some tunic suits came with matching headwear, but no many except for the sailor styles. This was not the case for many suits. Boys mostly wore a variety of unrelatred caps and to a lesser extent hats. We do see, however, a number of tunics being sold with headwear. This was particularly the case of sailor tunics. Often sailor caps were made in the same or cordinated colors. A good example is the floppy cap worn by Ellis Gray Holden in 1908. The enormous popularity of R.F. Outcault's comic strip character Buster Brown helped to associated broad-brimmed sailor hats with tunic suits, both Russian blouses and sailor tunics. The tunic suits were, however, were worn with many different types of caps.
Many boys wore their tunic suits without headwear. This was certainly the case with studio portraits. Of course many boys took their headwear off for a portrait. We do not know, however, if the boy took off his headwear or did not have any. We also notice many boys not wearing headwear with tunics family snapshots. And these amateur snap shots are a better refection of actual trends.
While many boys did not wear headwear with their tunic suits, we note quite a range of different headwear types. Some tunic suits came with matching headwear, but no many except for the sailor styles. This was not the case for many suits. Boys mostly wore a variety of unrelatred caps and to a lesser extent hats. We do see, however, a number of tunics being sold with headwear. This was particularly the case of sailor tunics.
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