Figure 1.-- Here we have an ad from A. Shuman & Co. Suits of Boston. It appeared in The Youth's Companion (November 16, 1911, p. 633). Note that the style being offered is the Norfolk style suit with belt around the outside of the coat and cloth strips down the front. |
We have Little information on 1911 catalogs at this time. Boys still commonly wore suits. Norfolk styling was still very popular. We note an ad from A. Shuman & Co. Suits of Boston with an illustration of a Norfolk suit. Boys commonly wore kneepants and knickers. We are not yet sure which was more popular.
Here we have an ad from A. Shuman & Co. Suits of Boston. They offered Knockabout suits which was the company's exclusive brand name. It appeared in The Youth's Companion (November 16, 1911, p. 633). Note that the style being offered is the Norfolk style suit with belt around the outside of the coat and cloth strips down the front. It is a knicker rather than kneepants suit worn with the customary long black stockings and hightop shoes. An interesting note is the very formal collar and tie (the collar is clearly a stiff collar attached to a neckband shirt by collar pins in front and in back). The collar and tie are very adult in style although the boy is probably no older than 12.
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