A Buster Brown suit was a very popular style of clothing for young boys in the United States during the early 20th century. It was named after the comic strip character Buster Brown, created in 1902 by Richard Felton Outcault.[1]
It typically consisted of a belted, double-breasted tunic or jacket worn with a large round collar, floppy bow, and shorts or knickerbockers. It was often worn with a round straw hat and a haircut with bangs.[1][2] Along with the sailor suit, the Eton suit, the Norfolk suit and the Fauntleroy suit, the Buster Brown suit is cited as one of the key looks in boys' clothing of the period.[3][4]
- ^ a b Olian, JoAnne, ed. (2003). Children's fashions, 1900-1950, as pictured in Sears catalogs. Mineola, N.Y.: Dover Publications. ISBN 9780486423258.
- ^ O'Donnol, Shirley Miles (1989). American Costume 1915-1970: A Source Book for the Stage Costumer. Indiana University Press. p. 15. ISBN 9780253113733.
- ^ Griffin, Irene Frances (1955). Children's Costume: Its Development and Stage Reproduction. Department of Speech and Drama, Stanford University. p. 183.
The three most important innovations in the last part of the century were: the sailor suit, the "Little Lord Fauntleroy" suit, and the "Buster Brown" suit.
- ^ Stamper, Anita; Condra, Jill (2010). Clothing through American History the Civil War through the Gilded Age, 1861-1899. Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO. p. 351. ISBN 9780313084584.