Men
Business men wore a single or double breasted jacket over a button down shirt with a starch stiff collar and cuffs. They accessorized with notted ties or Handkerchiefs, worn in their breast pockets. Most men wore rimmed hats, boys wore caps. Young men wore mustaches while older men supported beards. All men had short and neatly trimmed hair. Middle and upper class boys dressed a lot like their fathers, Jackets worn over a button down shirt. Boys commonly wore pants down to their knees or knickers buckled below the knee. They covered their lower legs with knee high stockings. At the age of 14 they started wearing long pants as a sign of manhood. Working Men wore inexpensive jackets, trousers, and button down shirts sometimes made at home.
Business men wore a single or double breasted jacket over a button down shirt with a starch stiff collar and cuffs. They accessorized with notted ties or Handkerchiefs, worn in their breast pockets. Most men wore rimmed hats, boys wore caps. Young men wore mustaches while older men supported beards. All men had short and neatly trimmed hair. Middle and upper class boys dressed a lot like their fathers, Jackets worn over a button down shirt. Boys commonly wore pants down to their knees or knickers buckled below the knee. They covered their lower legs with knee high stockings. At the age of 14 they started wearing long pants as a sign of manhood. Working Men wore inexpensive jackets, trousers, and button down shirts sometimes made at home.