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There were a range ofconventions associated with the kilt suit. American mothers used the kilt suit as an intermediate step between dresses and outfits with kneepants, such as Fauntleroy suits and sailor suits. These mothers were not yet ready to fully breech their sons, but felt that they were becoming to old to still wear dresses. By the same token, the kilt suit was an outfit that could be worn by a wider age range han dresses. Thus it was a garment which could be used for dressing boys identically past the age that boys could wear dresses. While Higland kilts were most popular with families that had Scottish conections, there does not seem to have been any relationship between kilt suits and Scotland. Mothers of many varied ethnic backgrounds choose kilt suits for their boys. Being Scottish had nothing to do with kiltsuits. One convention I am not sure about is what else boys wearing suit kilts wore. Was the kilt suit their party outfit? Did they wear kneepants or other outfits like smocks at home for casual wear. This is one question HBC hopes to unearth some information on.
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