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The popularity of Fauntleroy suits and flat caps overlapped, but only partially. We are not yet entirely sure about the chronology of the flat cap. Some estimates date it back decades. We do not see American boys wearing them in any numbers until the very late-19th century, but they only become a major style at the turn-of-the 20th century, especially the 1910s. The turn of the 20th century was just as the Fauntleroy suit was declining in popularity. We still see Fauntleroy suits in the 1900s decade, but the style was declining and fewer older boys ere wearing them. We see both fashionable caps and hats in the late-19th century before flat caps became standard for boys (1910s). Notice the jaunty flat cap on the previous page with a loud pattern, probably in the 1890s. The flat cap was not very common in the 1880s and 90s. Nor was it seen as an important style of boys head wear. After the turn-of-the 20th century we no longer see such loud patterns, except perhaps with golfers. We do see boys wearing flat caps done in patterns, but not loud patterns like this. We see a few examples of boys wearing flat caps with Fauntleroy suits in the early-20th century. It was at this time the flat cap was becoming more popular. The combination does not look quite right, the flat cap looks to us like an informal style and the Fauntleroy
suit like a very formal outfit. But at time the flat cap was seen as fashionable. And the flat caps we see are not the jaunty caps the boys wore earlier, but the more standard caps that were becoming popular at the time. The flat cap of course became a major style for boys in the early-20th century. Of course boys like them better than the broad-brimmed sailor caps. Older boys wore the flat caps which was a plus. But what boys like meant much less at the time than is the case today.
The popularity of Fauntleroy suits and flat caps overlapped, but only partially. We are not yet entirely sure about the precise chronology of the flat cap, butare working on it. Some estimates date it back decades. We do not see American boys wearing them in any numbers until the very late-19th century, but they only become a major style at the turn-of-the 20th century, especially the 1910s when flat caps became universal. Notice the jaunty flat cap on the previous page with a loud pattern, probably in the 1890s. After the turn-of-the 20th century we no longer see such loud patterns, except perhaps with golfers. We do see boys wearing flat caps done in patterns, but not loud patterns like this.
The turn of the 20th century was just when the Fauntleroy suit was declining in popularity. We still see Fauntleroy suits in the 1900s decade, especially early in the decade. But the Funtleroy style was declining and fewer older boys ere wearing them. The Fauntlroy Craze lased to roughly two decdes (1885-1905). And for a short period, roughly a decde there was an overlap with the flat cap.
We see both fashionable caps and hats in the late-19th century before flat caps became standard for boys. There was no single style of headwear that was standard we see boys weasring mny different styles of headwear. This was true of boys wear in general, not just boys wearing Fauntleroy suits.
There is an extensive photographic record over the decades concerned here. The development of albumen photography substantially reduced the cost of a photyographic portrait. So fashion is very well documented to a greater extent than ever before in history. Thus we know a great deal about both Fauntleroy suits and flat caps. The flat cap was not very common in the 1880s when the Fauntleroy suit first appeared. The flat cap, however, was not seen as an important style of boys head wear. We see a few flat caps being worn with Fauntleroy suits in the 1890s, especially the late-90s. Most of the combination we see in the 1900s decade. This was when the Fauntleroy suit was decling in popularity and the flt cap as increaing in popularity. It was at this time the flat cap was becoming more popular. By the 1910s, the flat cap had become almost universal, but we see very few Fauntleroy suits. We thus see a few examples of boys wearing flat caps with Fauntleroy suits in the early-20th century. We vsee Fauntleroy influenced suits after the 1900s. They tended to be different from the classic Fauntleroy suit, but we do note note then being worn with fkat caps.
The combination of the flat cap wih the Fauntleroy suit does not look quite right yo us today. The flat cap looks to our modern eyes us like an informal style and the Fauntleroy suit like a very formal outfit. But at time the flat cap was seen as fashionable. And the flat caps we see are not the jaunty caps the boys wore earlier, but the more standard caps that were becoming popular at the time.
The flat cap of course became a major style for boys in the early-20th century. Of course boys like them better than the broad-brimmed sailor caps. Older boys wire the flat caps which was a plus. But what boys like meant much less at the time than is the case today.
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