Buster Brown

Buster Brown
Buster Brown
	Buster Brown
Publication information
Publisher	New York Herald
First appearance	May 4, 1902
Created by	Richard F. Outcault
In-story information
Team affiliations	Mary Jane, Tige

Buster Brown is a comic-strip character created in 1902 by Richard F. Outcault. Adopted as the mascot of the Brown Shoe Company in 1904, Buster Brown, along with Mary Jane, and with his dog Tige, became well known to the American public in the early 20th century; the character's name was applied to a popular style of suit for young boys, the Buster Brown suit, that reflected his outfit.^[1]^[2]^[3]

^ José Blanco F; Hunt-Hurst, Patricia Kay; Lee, Heather Vaughan; Doering, Mary, eds. (23 November 2015). "Children's Dress and Fashion, 1920-1939". Clothing and Fashion: American Fashion from Head to Toe. Vol. 3. Bloomsbury Publishing USA. p. 74. ISBN 9798216062158. Retrieved 7 November 2024. For boys, the classic knicker suit with knee-length bloused pants and matching tunic-length belted Norfolk jacket continued as the most popular. This look was immortalized as the Buster Brown suit beginning in 1902, as worn by the comic character Buster Brown, the symbol of the Brown Shoe Company brand.
^ Olian, JoAnne, ed. (2003). Children's fashions, 1900–1950, as pictured in Sears catalogs. Mineola, N.Y.: Dover Publications. ISBN 9780486423258. The sailor suit, the pleated Norfolk jacket suit with a belt, and the Russian suit vied in popularity with the Buster Brown suit, based on the cartoon character, who wore a doublebreasted, hip-length jacket with a low belt [...].
^ Brown, E. Philip (2 October 2020). The Book of Browns: The Story of One Big Extended Family. Boosters Zone. ISBN 9781087916941. Retrieved 7 November 2024. Buster Brown, his sweetheart Mary Jane and his dog Tige were well known to the American public in the early 20th century. Buster Brown's name was used to describe a popular style of suit for young boys - the Buster Brown suit that echoed his character and outfit.

[1] José Blanco F; Hunt-Hurst, Patricia Kay; Lee, Heather Vaughan; Doering, Mary, eds. (23 November 2015). "Children's Dress and Fashion, 1920-1939". Clothing and Fashion: American Fashion from Head to Toe. Vol. 3. Bloomsbury Publishing USA. p. 74. ISBN 9798216062158. Retrieved 7 November 2024. For boys, the classic knicker suit with knee-length bloused pants and matching tunic-length belted Norfolk jacket continued as the most popular. This look was immortalized as the Buster Brown suit beginning in 1902, as worn by the comic character Buster Brown, the symbol of the Brown Shoe Company brand.

[olian-2] Olian, JoAnne, ed. (2003). Children's fashions, 1900–1950, as pictured in Sears catalogs. Mineola, N.Y.: Dover Publications. ISBN 9780486423258. The sailor suit, the pleated Norfolk jacket suit with a belt, and the Russian suit vied in popularity with the Buster Brown suit, based on the cartoon character, who wore a doublebreasted, hip-length jacket with a low belt [...].

[3] Brown, E. Philip (2 October 2020). The Book of Browns: The Story of One Big Extended Family. Boosters Zone. ISBN 9781087916941. Retrieved 7 November 2024. Buster Brown, his sweetheart Mary Jane and his dog Tige were well known to the American public in the early 20th century. Buster Brown's name was used to describe a popular style of suit for young boys - the Buster Brown suit that echoed his character and outfit.

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