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The American kilt suit styles we see in the 1860s were quite varied. There was much more variety in American kilt suits than in any other country. European boys beyond Britain did not commonly wear kikt suits, although we see some in France. They seem to have closely followed Brirish styling with these garments. American mothers on the other hand seem less sure as to just what a kilt was or that concerned about closely following plaid patterns or perhaps not all that sure about the need to do so. Thuswe see a wide range of styling apatterns being used for these outfits. Many used skirts with no attempt at kilt styling or even pleats, although there was often some attempt at a plaid pattern. The few kilt suits we notice have collar-buttoning jackets that look somewhat like jacketed dresses. A good example is Albert DuBois. The realative rarity of images of kilt suits in the 1860s suggests to us that that they were not yet very common. We have enough portraits from the 1860s so that we have a good overview of popular styles. We also believed that they appeared in the late 1860s. We also notice bold plaids. One photograph shows a ruffled collar. Almost all of the collars were small. The boy here is on the large side for the 1960s. We notice some boys wearing pantalettes with kilt suits.
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