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An enormous photographic record and poeriod catalogs provides us detailed information on the ages of boys wearing auntleroy suits. This varied over time, but in the 1890s was the widest age range occurring duringbthe Fauntleroy craze. The ages of boys wearing Fauntleroy suits depended on the type of suit. There were two basic options, the classic Fauntleroy suit with cut-away jackets that we commonly think about as the Fauntleroy suit and the standard lapel suits. Most of the boys wearing classic Fauntleroy suits in the 1890s fall into the 2-6 year old category. The boy here looks to be a good example, about 3-4 years of age (figure 1). This varied from family to family. We see some older boys wearing them, but the great percentage of boys fall into the younger mostly pre-school ages. Older boys might wear standard suits or sailor-styled jackets with varying degrees of Fauntleroy trim and styling. We see school age boys wearing fancy Fauntleroy blouses and floppy bows. Here we see pre-teens wearing such outfits, but not to school. While we see many school-age boys wearing these outfits. Very rarely do we see younger teens except some boys from wealthy families being raised at home.
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