Figure 1.--Here we see an English boy wearing a blouse kilt suit outfit, wee think in the early 1900s decade. He looks to be about 5 yeras old. That is probably his brother wearing a knee oants suit with a large white collar.

We are not entirely sure about usage. The great majority of the images we have of boys wearing kilt syuits are studio images. This is because 19th century photiography was primarily studio photography. Tajing a photograph required bulky equipment and the image for the most part had to be processed where taken. More portabke cameras were coming ion the market nd proceses simplified. But simople to use cameras did not come on the market until the turn-of-the 20thcentury. And by this time the kilt suit wa going out of style. Thus we only have limited images showing just when and where kilt suits were being worn. But it appears that the kilt suit was not just a dress up garment. We see a few images showing boys warungb these outfits as everyday dress. Of course kilt suits were a style primarily worn by boys from families in comfortable circumstances. We do not see working-class boys wearing these garments. This and the age of the boys means that they were mostly being worn around the home.

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