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We also notice some long jackets coming almost to the hem of the kilt shirt. These long jacket were much less common than the shorter jackets. We mostly see them in he 1870s. We do not see them much either before or after the 1870s. These jackets were done as both lapel jackets and collar buttoning jackets on a wode variety of styles. Some do not look to be ready mas=de (mass produced). As the kilt suit fashion became popular in the 1860s, these long jacketsvappeared. We are not sure what inspired these long jscket styles. Oerhsps they were to emulate what the designers thought were Highland kilt outfits. Or it was just the fashion industry's flight of fancy. Some were rather fancy garments like the ones on the previous page. We see decorations like pipingor othrer decorative elements. Buttons were used as noth decorative items and as practical closure devices. Others were plainer jackets. Like other kilt suits, some main have had plaid patterns, but others just used standard suiting. The jackets often were cut away below the waist, presumably a practical step so as not to curtail movenent.
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