Figure 1.--This American coy wears a classic Fauntleroy suit with a small velvet jacket and kneepants. Knee pants were worn at varying lengths. The ones for classic Fauntleroy suits were generally kneelength.
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Figure 1.--This American coy wears a classic Fauntleroy suit with a small velvet jacket and kneepants. Knee pants were worn at varying lengths. The ones for classic Fauntleroy suits were generally kneelength. |
A classic Fauntleroy suit was always worn with kneepants. Some Fauntleroy suits were worn with a kilted skirt, but panted suits were always worn with knee pants. I do not know of any long pants Fauntleroy suits. The better suits were lined with three buttons at the hem. The buttons were purely ornamental. Button holes at the waist allowed the Fauntleroy blouse to be buttoned on. I'm not sure yet about the normal arrangements of pockets. Some pants had two front pockets, I do not know if back pockets were common. The suits at first had pants or trousers cut at or below the knee. The most common style had pants which reached a little below the knees. Often closing was made at the sides near the hem of the pants with button-holes and buttons. Usually there were three buttons near the hem of the trouser leg. Some pants had more prominent buttons.
A classic Fauntleroy suit was always worn with kneepants. Some Fauntleroy suits were worn with a kilted skirt, but panted suits were always worn with knee pants. I do not know of any long pants Fauntleroy suits.
Button holes at the waist allowed the Fauntleroy blouse to be buttoned on. I do not know of Fauntleroy pants made with belt loops and worn with belts. The fancy blouses worn with these suits commonly fell over the top of the pants, naking it difficult to observe how the waist was done.
Most suits had three buttons at the hem. This was a common feature of kneepamts. The buttons were purely ornamental. Some pants had ribbon detailing at the hem which was then tied in little bows at the side. The ribbon trim normally matched the color of the pants rather than contrasting with it. HBC has noted contrasting ribbon trim and bows in drawings, but not in the photographic record of suits boys actually wore.
The better suits were lined
I'm not sure yet about the normal arrangements of pockets. Some pants had two front pockets, I do not know if back pockets were common. The suits at first had pants or trousers cut at or below the knee. The most common style had pants which reached a little below the knees. Often closing was made at the sides near the hem of the pants with button-holes and buttons. Usually there were three buttons near the hem of the trouser leg. Some pants had more prominent buttons.
The classic knee pants with a Faintleroy suit were made with velvet like the jacket. Velvet is, however, a heavy material. Lighter weight materials were used for summer suits.
Figure 2.--This boy's kneepants had ribbon trim which was also a feature of the jacket. Notice the ribbon bows at the side. Some of the bows were larger than the one here. Click on the image for more information about these bows. |
The Fauntleroy suit pants were always the same color as the jacket--never a contrasting color.
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