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We notice suits for younger boys meaning pre-school and younger elementary (primary). The two most important styles were sailor suits and Eton suits. There were also coordunate shirts and pants called 'sets', but we do not classify them as suits. boys wore a variety of suits maning matching jackets and pants. They wre no longer as common as in the 1920s, but still much more common than today. Suits were still a very important garment, for American boys, but we note fewer boys wearing them to school. American boys wore single- and double-breasted suits in 1936. We note short pants, knickers, and long pants suits. Knicker suits were still worn but beginning to decline in popularity. Short pants suits were not nearly as popular in America asin Europe and were generally made for younger boys. We note a McCalls suit pattern whith the waist taken in. The pattern could be made with either short or long pants. We are not sure why McCall did not provide a knickers option. Perhaps this is an indication that knickers were declining in popularity, but we still see knickers in the major mail order catalogs. Perhaps knickers were e more difficult for home sewers to make.
We notice suits for younger boys meaning pre-school and younger elementary (primary). The two most important styles were sailor suits and Eton suits. There were also coordunate shirts and pants called 'sets', but we do not classify them as suits.
Lane Bryant really existed. She was a Lthuanian immigrnt who worked in a sweatshop. At the time Lithunia was part of Russia. (Many Balts and Poles were classified as Russian immigrants. in the 1930s was different than the modern store, ut was a store for women inclding maternity clothing and clothing for younger children. Her company had retail outlets as well as an important catalog trade. Here is a page from the 1936 catalog offering There are sailor outfits for boys 2-9 years old. The short pants styles only went up to 6 years old styles. We are not entirely sure why. In the 1930s many boys older than age 6 years wore short pants. None of the styles were offered with knickers. The sailor suit was originated by the Royal family in Britain as a ratings (enlisted) uniform for boys. It was a way of conncting the Royal family with the Britsh public. (This and the Royal family stying in London during the Blitz are two resons Britain is still a monarchy.) Notice here we have what are called admiral suits, a different image from the enlisted image of the early sailor suits. There are quite a few styles offered here, but only the two sailor blouse styles do we find to any extent in the photographic record.
Older boys wore a variety of suits maning matching jackets and pants. They wre no longer as common as in the 1920s, but still much more common than today. Suits were still a very important garment, for American boys, but we note fewer boys wearing them to school. American boys wore single- and double-breasted suits in 1936. We note short pants, knickers, and long pants suits. Knicker suits were still worn but beginning to decline in popularity. Short pants suits were not nearly as popular in America asin Europe and were generally made for younger boys. We note a McCalls suit pattern whith the waist taken in. The pattern could be made with either short or long pants. We are not sure why McCall did not provide a knickers option. Perhaps this is an indication that knickers were declining in popularity, but we still see knickers in the major mail order catalogs. Perhaps knickers were more difficult for home sewers to make.
We note a McCalls suit pattern (#8969) whith the waist taken in. The lapels see relatively smll. The pattern could be made with either short or long pants. We are not sure why McCall did not provide a knickers option. Perhaps this is an indication that knickers were declining in popularity, but we still see knickers in the major mail order catalogs. Perhaps knickers were e more difficult for home sewers to make. Suggested materials were tweed, cheviot, linen, and piqu�. The pattern we found was for size (age) 6, but the same pattern was available in larger sizes. We note sizes up to age 10, but the page was cuy off, size 12 may have been avalable as well. Mote the cap. It looks like a beanie, but was made to represent a peaked cap. It was included because fashionably drssed boys might wear this cap.
Marshall Field was an American entrepreneur and the founder of coyrse of Marshall Field and Company, This was the best-known Chicago-based department stores. It was renowned for its high level of quality and customer service. The store was especially important regionally in the Midwest. We note a pages with suits for a range of school age boys, nostly from 6-16 years of age. There were short pants suits for the younger boys, two of which were done in slightly younger sizes. One of thee offered leggings. We note Eton, Norfolk and single and double-breasted jackets. Some Sears suits were done with two pairs of pants, including mixed pants type, but the Field suit were all done with the same types of pants. None were done with vests.
There weee also knicker suits 8-16 years of age. And one long pants suit for boys 12-18 years old. .
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