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It was very common for pre-school boys to wear Fauntleroy suits. The 5 year olds were the largest pre-school groiup. Kindergarden and pre-school were not very common. In the 1880s and 90s, mothers would often buy a Fauntleroy suit for a boys first outfit after breeching and many boys would contunue wearing Fauntleroy suits until the boys began primary suits. We also see elaborate Fauntletoy blouses wwith huge collars and cuffs along with large floppy bows. We also see primary school age boys wearing Fauntleroy suits, but the classic cut-away jacket becomes less common. Rather we begin to see regular jackets worn with Fauntleroy blouses and trim. But for 5 year olds we still seen mostly the classic small jackets. Older brothers unless several years older wore a variety of suits, but still knee pants suits like the Fauntleroy suits. We believe that 4 and 5 year olds were the two most common year cohorts for Fauntleroy suits. A lot of younger boys also wore them, but many of the younger boys were not yet breehed and still wearing skirted garments. The boy here looks to be about 5, perhaps 6 years old (figure 1).
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