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There were of course no written rules about the ages boys wore what outfits. A major factor was the clothing companies and what sizes various garments were made to fit. But within those constraints, it was up to the family to decide. Thus there were differences on how the children were dressed. Family potraits with children of different ages thus provide useful information about popular conventions that individual portaits do not offer. The family portaits provide an indication as to when children moved from one style to another. In the 1900s decade it was still very common to age grade children's clothes, especially boys clothing. And these decisions show up very clearly in family portatits, although we usually have to estimate the children's ages. These images clearly show that sailor suits in England were clearly for younger boys than was the case for the Continent.
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