Figure 1.--This post-card back portrait of Roger was taken in Brussels duting 1913. The insription on the back read, "Le petit Roger Le petit Roger avec la connaissance de sa tante Lelie, le 1er Juin 1913." That means: Little Roger first meting his aunt Lelie. Unfortunately we do not have their family name.

Belgian Juvenile Outfits: Fauntleroy Suits

Fauntleroy suits were worn in Belgium. Mrs Burnett's book was a sensation in Europe as well as America and affected boys fashions--although not to the same sdegree as in America. We have, however, very little information at this time, especially 19th century imsges. As best we can tell, Belgian Fsuntleroy suit styles were very similar to those prevalent in France. This was surely the case in Wallonia--the French speaking areas of the country. Fauntleroy suits may have been less popular in Flemish (Dutch) speaking Flanders. Here there were also Dutch and German influences. We are not sure about Fauntleroy suit styles. We notice the suits being worn with lace collars. Belgium of course was famous for its lace. Nor do we know anything about age conventions. We are unable to assess Belgian trends to any extent because our archive is fairly limited and we have found few examples of Fauntleroy suits in Belgium so far. We believe this is because our archive is very limited not because Fauntleroy suits were not very common. We have no information on social class conventions.







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