Figure 1.--This image of a boy about 5 yeras old comes from an English dealer, but we are not entirely sure that it is Engkish rather than Americans. Images of English boys wearing these junior Eton suits are rare, but very common in America. We would guess it was taken about 1960.

We have not found many examples of English boys wearing the junior Eton suits that are so popular for yonger American boys. Because we have a fairly substanyial English archive, we think that our failure to find many exampples is a fairly accurate indicator of prevalence. We are not sure why the style never caught on in England. Boys seem more likely to wear regular suits or school uniform styles. Given that the Eton suit amd collar originated in England, ome might have assumed that the junior Eton suits would be a popuolar style in England. But we just do not see many in the photiographic record. Even in wedding and other formal wedding portarits, we do not seee many examples. England is not unique, we do not see many of these suits in other countries as well.

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