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Australian suits were for the most part the same styles worn in England. This was especially the case in the 19th and early-20th centuries. We note a 1910 Australian advertisement for boys' suits including Eton collars. They were precisely the same as styles in England. If we did not know that the advertisement was Australian, there would be no way to know that it was not English. Colonial Australia was a society transported from Britain. Cultural values were a little different from Britain because of all the people deported for criminal offenses, often minor ones. The Australians were a little more free flowing, The basic cultural o patterns were British. And the clothes they wore were very British, despite the very different climate. The major difference was that so many more boys went barefoot in Australia. The suit and other clothing were essentially the same. Dress was a little more casual in Australia than in England at the time, but still looks formal based on modern standards. Until well into the 20th century as best we can make out, Austral an clothing styles were essentially the same as in England. We see a few non-standard suit, but not very many. We have very few images of Australian suits until the invention of photography and studios open in Australia (mid-19th century). Mostly we see the sane standard suit styles commonly worn in England. Boys at the time did not have large wardrobes. Boys wore a variety of styles including collar buttoning suits, single-breasted suits and both Eton and Norfolk suits. By the late-19th century there were mostly shortened length pants. This continued until after World War II through the 1960s.
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