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With all the lace, ruffles, ad floppy bows often obcure the fact that boys are not waring Fauntlroy jackers, but standard suit jackers with only Fauntleroy trim added. The appearance is that of a Fauntleroy suit because the Fauntleroy blouses and trim anf floppy bows tend to dominate the outfit. The unidentified Missouri boy here is a good example (figure 1). Standard sack suit jackets with lapels worn with Fauntleroy trim were done in various styles. These were plain suits, but were done with many different variations including lapels and pockets. Here we usually see double-breasted rather than single-breasted jackets, but there was no definitive rule. A good example is Harmon King about 1899. Harmon wears a double-breasted jacket which he has buttoned. Another example is Raymond. J.D. Webb about 1900. He also wears a double-breasted jacket with a Fauntleroy blouse, but his jacket is open. Boys also wore collar-buttoning jackets. These jackets have been stylistic differences. Suits in the late-19th century often had high-set lapels, thus when covered by a large collar the jackets also look like collar-buttoning jackets. Thus actually identifying a Fauntleroy suit and jacket is a little complicated. There were also a range of pocket arrangements.
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