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We also see many boys wearing Norfolk suits during the early-20th century. his appaers to have bee the peak of popularity for these styles. We note the Schiele boys in the early-20th century weaing collar buttoning and lapel jacket Norfolk suits. They all have Eton collars and neckwear. The boys were Argentines, but living in England. Another good example is Crespal Gordon Stoddart who was vacationing in Southport about 1900. And we note the Rainard boy with his mother and siblings wearing a Norfolk suit and matching cap with in 1912. He has an Eton collar worn without any neckwear. We have found quite a few images from the 1910s. It is difficult to say if this was because that Norfolk suits were so popular in the 1910s or reflects our larger archive of 20th century images.
The portrait here was taken February 1912 (figure 1). The studio was Heyworth's in St. Annes-on sea. Lytham St Annes is a seaside town in Lancashire south of of the much better known Blackpool. The boys are likely prtmanent residents, we don't imagine the tourist trade was all that heavy in February. After World War I in the 1920s, Norfolk suits rapidly went out of style.
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