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Vests are a garment not often associated with Fauntleroy suits and for good reason. Vests were very common in the late-19th century, only not with Fauntleroy suits-- especially not the classic cut-away jacket suits. This is because the cut-away jackets with open fronts commonly chosen for the Fauntleroy suit wereespeciallyb sduited to display a fancy Fauntleroy blouse with frills and ruffles to best advatage. A vest wiould only cover up the blouse rather than display it. Not all Fauntleroy-like suits, however, had cut-away jackets. They were the most common jackets, but not the only style. And not all Fauntleroy outfits employed the fancy Fauntleroy blouses. The Fauntleroy blouses might have some lace trim, but they were essentially ruffled collar blouses. Lace collars are commonly associated with Fauntleroy suits, but the ruffled Fauntleroy blouses were more common. The lace collars were commonly not part of an actual blouse, but pinned on to the jacket. This is, however, is often difficult to tell from the photographs. Also, vests were not worn with collar buttoning jackets with were also worn with pin-on lace collars. There also might be matching wrist cuff lace trim. And these pin-on lace collars could be worn with vested suits. Vests were worn with both cut-away jackets and lapel sack suit jackets as we see here (figure 1). The boy wearsx abeaurufully tailored velvet vestedc suit suit with piping trim. And he has pin on lace collars and wrist trim.
Vests werevery common in the late-10 century whichb is the time frame when Fauntleroy suits were most common. We see many boys wearing vested suits. We so not see boys wearing vests wiyhout the jacket, but if curse much if iour aechived us srtudio portrairs which boys were dressed to gthe nines. We are les sure sbiut every day dress. We also know that boys did not come to school dressed in only the vests, because of our extensuive archive of school photography in the 1880s and 1890s. And we do not see boys coming to schools wearing vests wihiutb jasckets. Even though wee see ny boys wearing vested suits, this was not very common with classic Little Lord Fauntleroy, cut-away jacket suits like we see here (figure 1).
Vests are a garment not often associated with Fauntleroy suits and for good reason. Vests were very common in the late-19th century, only not with Fauntleroy suits -- especially not the classic cut-away jacket suits. This is because the cut-away jackets with open fronts commonly chosen for the Fauntleroy suit were especially useful for displaying a fancy Fauntleroy blouse with frills and ruffles to best advatage. A vest would only cover up the blouse rather than display it. Vests were worn with both cut-away jackets and lapel sack suit jackets. However it was rasre to see a cut-away jacket vested suit don as a Fauntkleroy outfit. The boy wears a beautifully tailored velvet vested suit suit with piping trim. And he has pin on lace collars and wrist trim. You can see here that if he was waring a Fauntleroy blouse, it would have been all covered up (figure 1). Thus while we see examples like this wen a boy is wearing a pinon clooar rather than a Fauntleroy blouse. We see veryfew when the boy is weaing a fancy Fauntleroy blouse. It di not maske sence, but a few mothers did not het the message.
Not all Fauntleroy-like suits, however, had cut-away jackets. They were the most common jackets, but not the only style. And not all Fauntleroy outfits employed the fancy Fauntleroy blouses. The Fauntleroy blouses might have some lace trim, but they were essentially ruffled collar blouses. Lace collars are commonly associated with Fauntleroy suits, but the ruffled Fauntleroy blouses were more common. The lace collars were commonly not part of an actual blouse, but pinned on to the jacket. This is, however, is often difficult to tell from the photographs. Also, vests were not worn with collar buttoning jackets with were also worn with pin-on lace collars. There also might be matching wrist cuff lace trim. And these pin-on lace collars could be worn with vested suits. .
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