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John would have worn a flap cap. A more formal hat was possible with a suit. John might have worn a boater during the summer, but flat caps were the most popular boy's headwear. Center-parts were a popular hair style. Knickers had become popular in the 1910s and boy's John'a age would probably had a knickers suit. Straight-leg Knee pants had not disaapeared, but knicker suits were much more common. Both single-breasted, double breasted, and Norfolk styles (from 8 to 16 years of age) were popular. Here we picture John with a double-breasted jacket. It had medium-wide lapels and fell a little longer than modern jackets. It had two side flap pockets. The jacket had a twill lining. Note that the bottom of the jacket is not cut away. Note the white handkerchief in the jacket pocket. The suit is navy blue with a flat-weave. Boys also wore suits with pattern weaves, but boys from solid middle-class families commonly had a conservative navy-blue suit for best wear. For ordinary school days he wore shirts with a soft collar an neck tie. For speciall occassions he wore an Eton collar. His knickers were made with a full cut. In the United States knickerbocker pants were being referred to as just knickers for short. The knickers had two side and hip pockets. There was a strap and buckle closure at the knee. In the 1910s knickers more and more replaced knee pants for older boys. Boys began wearing knee socks in the 1910s, but long stockings were much more common, especially black long stockings. John would have worn black long stockings with this suit along with high-top shoes.
Center-parts were a popular hair style. They were not as common for younger boys, but we see quite a few teenagers with center parts.
John would have worn a flap cap. A more formal hat was possible with a suit. John might have worn a boater during the summer, perhaps a boater. But flat caps were the most popular boy's headwear. The great prepondarace of photographs we have found from thec1910s shows school-age boys wearing the popular flat caps. Boys rarely wore sailor caps to school.
Many boys up to John's age commonly wore blouses. Earllier the collars could be quite large, but by the mid-1910s the collar size was declining. Boys John age were also wearing shirt waists, especially for special occassions. They were woirn with detachable collars. Eton collars were still worn in the 1910s, althouh they were not as common as in the 1900s. John for ordinary school days he wore shirts with a soft collar an neck tie. For special occassions he wore an Eton collar. The Eton collar had a button hole in front and in back to hold it into place. A contributer tells us, "I think detachable collars always have to have a collar button at the back as well as the front to hold them in place. Without the rear button the starched collars would ride up and expose the neckband of the shirt. I used to wear detachable collars, and the back button is essential to prevent this from happening. The back collar button with the Eton style detachable collar would be hidden. The button goes through the first layer but not the folded
over part of the collar. When there was only one layer of collar, a necktie would usually cover the back button (as well as the front button."
Younger boys might still wear a bow, but for a boy John's age neckties or bow ties were becoming standard by the nid-1910s. We see mostly solid-colored ties cut fairly narrow. We are less sure about the color. We think red might be a good possibility. The black and white photography of the day offers few clues as to color.
Both single-breasted, double breasted, and Norfolk styles (from 8 to 16 years of age) were popular. Here we picture John with a double-breasted jacket. It had medium-wide lapels and fell a little longer than modern jackets. It had two side flap pockets. The jacket had a twill lining. Note that the bottom of the jacket is not cut away. ote the white handkerchief in the jacket pocket. The suit is navy blue with a flat-weave. Boys also wore suits with pattern weaves, but boys from solid middle-class families commonly had a conservative navy-blue suit for best wear.
Knickers had become popular in the 1910s and boy's John'a age would surely have a knickers suit. Straight-leg Knee pants had not disaapeared. We see many younger boys wearing knee pants, especially during the summer. Knicker suits were much more common for a boy John's age. They were made with a full cut. This was the popular style in 1915, later sbugger cut becamne more common. This was in sharp contrast to the straught-leg knee pants of the 1910. In the United States knickerbocker pants were being referred to as just knickers for short. This abreviation was not as common in Britain. Some times they were called plus fours reffering to the amount of material used. John's knickers had two side and hip pockets. There was a strap and buckle closure at the knee. In the 1910s knickers more and more replaced knee pants for boys, especially boys John's age and teenagers. John would have used suspenders to hold up his knickers. At this time we are not entirely sure how common belts were, but we think suspenders were more vommon.
Boys began wearing knee socks in the 1910s, but long stockings were much more common, especially black long stockings. John would have worn black long stockings with this suit. Black long stockings were very commn. I think there might have been drk blue stockings, but the black ones were commonly worn with every color of clothing, even white.
High-top shoes were still very common in the 1910s. .
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