Suit "Fauntleroy" - Children's costume for boys from 3 to 8 years old, was popular in the late XIX - early XX century. In the classic version consisted of a small black velvet, pants to the knee of the same material and patterned shirt with a large lace collar.
Costume Fauntleroya appeared after the publication of the children's novel by the Anglo-American writer Frances Hodgson Burnett "Little Lord Fauntleroy", in which she described in detail the costume of the hero of his novel, seven year old boy. Then Reginald Birch, book illustrator, he visualized in detail. Especially popular was this outfit in the US, Europe fashion it was not so noticeable.