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Fauntleroy suits did not totaly disappear after World War I in the 1910s. We still see some examples in the 1920s. Most of the examples we have found come from America, France, and Germany. We are not sure if they were actually more common in these countries or this simply reflects the large numbers of photographic images axailable from those countries. We also see some examples from German influenced Central Europe. This is interesting because during the actual classic Fauntleroy era we did not see many German boys wearing Funtleroy suits. We suspect the same was true in France, but our French archive is realtively limited. Some boys still wore Fauntleroy suits or outfits with Fauntleroy touches, especially in the early-1920s. The Fauntleroy suits we see are more basic versions than we see eatlier. They were generally less elaborate suits. The ruffled collars worn in the 1910s began to disappear and were repaced with Peter Pan or other less frilly collars. Knee pants disappeared and were mostly replaced with short pants of various length, often worn with strap shoes. he Fauntleroy suit began to evolve in the 1920s into more modern suit styles, such as lapelless Eton suits for little boys. We still see some long stockings in the 1920s, mostly white long stockings with Fauntleroy suits, but socks were becoming much more common by the end of the decade. Here we see an American example with a boy wearing a short-skleeved jacket (figure 1). This folding envelope style studio portarit of a boys wearing a Fauntleroy suit in a peddal car is undated. It is an American portrait. The car and portait-type suggest the 1920s to us. The boy seems to be wearing white long stockings, although it is difficult to be sure.
A reader privides more details. "It also looks like it is summer time since the boy is wearing a short sleeved Fauntleroy jacket and blouse. Notice the fluted trim ruffle and how it fits on the jacket. There appears to be rolled up sleeves by the jacket lining. See the white cotton or linen neatly folded or rolled where the cuffs of the blouse meets it. Considering the portrait seems to be in a studio (the auto is attached in the front by two cables), I suspect this was an accommodation of the outfit for hot weather. Of course, this is only a guess. It also appears that the boy maybe wearing a white silk bow, but I can't tell from the image. It is also possible that he is not wearing a bow at all which would indicate hot weather. Notice how the boy's legs are posed so that the 3 buttons on his trousers are visible despite sitting in the car. Also, it does appear that he is wearing white long stockings. I also suspect that the Fauntleroy suit is black and of velvet or velveteen due to the lack of shine in the image. The stuffed dog is also a great prop and seems to be supplied by the photographer (another guess). In contrast to the outfit, his haircut is such that it appears wearable by a child today."
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