Clothing Styles in America during the early 20th century.
Styles in America during the early 20th century.




Frilly blouses, high at the neck over straight skirts


Hats: huge platter hats of the fashionable womanwould be decorated with at least a swath of tulle, if not mounds or sprays of feathers, piles of flowers & the occasional dead bird.

Shoes: fairly low heeled granny-boots

Men:Tuxedo collar style or a collar that looks like a plain band without any points at all


WHITE white pants, white shirt (open at the neck) & a white sweater with a v-neck that had a band or two of color there (carry around a badminton racket) But a tennis racket will also do.

Hats: derbies, bowlers, homburgs (rolled brim fedoras), straw & top hats


Identically dressed. Children, even teenagers were often dressed alike, especially like-gender siblings. Iit was also common to make destinctions of varying degrees in their outfit to reflect age differences.



Eton collars were still quite common in the United States in the early 20th century; especially for boys from affluent families.

Above the knee knickers appears to have been a distinctly American fashion.

Long Stockings were common in the late 19th and early 20th century.

An Eton collar, above the knee knickers, and long stockings instead of ribbed kneesocks; garments and styles were clearly seen as appropriate for a young boy.