Figure 1.-- This CDV portrait shows an unidentfied English boy waring a Highland kilt outfit, but wihout a tartan kilt. Notice the military styling oin his jacket and thev geng=ary cap. The tudio was Alexander J. Grossman in Dover. It blooks kike an 18160s portrait. As a point of showing the studio's status, mentioned on the vback is that Prince Arthur patronizes the studio.

We notice some kilt outfits that seem to be midway between Highland Kilts and plainer kilt suits that were more common in Engand. This primarily involved outfits that has Highland regalia, but kilts that were no done in tartans This is notabable becuause tartan plaids were such an important part of the Highland kilt. Of course English families did not have their own tartans. That may have been the reason, but we are not sure. The regalia involved inclue caps (primarily glengaries), tartans (overhiulder sashes), jackets with millitarty styling and other kilt styling, sporans, and argyle knee socks. Eton collars and bow ties were common, but these werevaksi wirn with plain kilt suits. We see these semi- or partial- kilt suits mostly in the 1860s and 70s. We are not sure about earlier decades (1840s and 50s) becaue before the CDVs became popular, the number of phtographic images were very limited. By the 1880s wee see fewer Highland kilt outfits and while we do continue to seekilt suits, they are much less likely to be worn with Highland regalia.

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