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The detachable Eton collar was not commonly worn in the 1940s, but we do see some boys wearing them, especially in the early-40s. It was primarily a formal style. Boys might wear them for formal dress occassions. Curiously we see the Eton collar with some casual situations. This seems an unlikely combination. Here we note mostly magazine fashion and catalog advertising. A good example is a Sears 1943 catalog page for long stockings. We do not think this was very common with actual boys. At least we do not have any family snapshots to confirm it. Here there were social class factors. One contributor reports. I was born in 1943 and never wore an Eton collar. Neither did my brother who was boen in 1936. We were, however, middle class, actually barely middle classs." More affluent boys were more likely to wear Eton collars. A HBC reader reports, "I wore shirts with Eton collars when I was about 8 or 9 years old. And as you note, I came from an affluent family and went to a private school. My Eton collars were attached to the shirts, not put on with collar buttons like the original Eton collars. I wore shirts a bit like the boy in the Pilgrim stocking advertisement. Of course I'm a bit vague about it now. But my long stockings were just like the ones this kid is wearing." Readers may want to read more about our readers personal experiences. We also note younger boys wearing Eton collars with juvenile Eton suits. After the 1940s, Peter Pan collars began increasingly popular with these Eton suits.
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