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No where was the Fauntleroy suit more popular than in America. We see boys in other countries wearing them. The photographic record, however. suggests that really large numbers of American boys wore Fauntleroy suits or suits with Fauntleroy styling. It is difficult to assess just how popular the Fauntleroy suit was. Probably the best indicator is school photographs. The public school by the late 19th century, especially by the 1880s had become regularized throughout the country. The vast majority of younger children were by that time attending school. Thus school portraits provide a goof cross section of America. Thus these images suggest just how popular the Fauntleroy suit was. When interpreting these portraits it should be remembered that theyh do not show two groups. First the abjectly poor, especially blacls in the Deep South. And the really affluent who could aford tutors and private schools. The really poor were less likely to wear Fauntleroy suits and the really well to do were more likely to wear them. One clear observation is that some younger biys did wear Fauntleroy suits to school, but this wasa a realtively small minority of the boys. A much larger proportion wore outfits with some elements of Fauntleroy styling, but not a full Faunrleroy suit.
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