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Boys still commonly wore suits in the 1910s. And we note quite a range of different suit styles offered for boys in 1912. We even see many boys wearing suits to school, at least in the cities. We notice many knickers suits in 1912. Kneepants suits were still available, but seem to have been made increasingly for younger boys. Knickers suits were becoming increasingly popular. We do not yet notice short pants suits as had begun to be worn in Europe. Younger boys wore tunic suits. American boys in 1912 primarily wore knicker suits. They were pictured as being buttoned just at the knee. Norfolk styling was very popular. Most had belted waists.
Sears offered a range of suits for younger boys 2 1/2 to 9 years of age. Ucanttear was a Sears store brand. The suits were done as both tunic suits as well as in the sack suit style worn by older boys. The tunic suits were referred to as Russian blouse suits. Curiously some were even called Russian Eton suits, although I had no idea what that meant. Interesting the length of the the tunics and suit coats were similar. The suits were done with knickers. Sears called the pants for the tunic suits bloomer knickers.
National offered these two Norfolk knicker suits in brown and grey. Note that brown was at the time a very popular color for boy's suits and pants. Both suit and pants were lined. I am not positive about the use of the term Cassimere with these suits. They were made in sizes 7 to 17/18 years. The three-piece suits consist of a jacket, knickers, and detachable belt.
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