Figure 1.-- Here we see the inside of the waist of the kilt. It shows us not only how the kilt was held up, but how it was put on. The undeshirt here was worn not only for warmth, but also to hold up the kilt skirt. Also notice the kilt buttoning arrangement. |
Here we see the inside of the waist of the kilt. It shows us not only how the kilt was held up, but how it was put on. The undeshirt here was worn not only for warmth, but also to hold up the kilt skirt. The period portaits normally do not show how the kilt-skirts of the kilt suit wassuspended. The HBC vintage clothing pages thus provide information about the various garments that can not be ascertained from the portraits. We are not sure how the kilts were put on. Here you can see that there was a vertical buttoning arrangement for this kilt. I'm not sure if it went all the way to the bottom hem.
The undeshirt here was worn not only for warmth, but also to hold up the kilt skirt. The period portaits normally do not show how the kilt-skirts of the kilt suit wassuspended. The HBC vintage clothing pages thus provide information about the various garments that can not be ascertained from the portraits. I though some boys might have suspenders to hold up their kilts. (Modern boys do sometimes wear suspenders with kilts.) This is difficult to verify from period portraits because the waist arrangement are covered up by vests and blouses. I uspose the suspenders might have been worn under blouses. I am not sure about this. Here we see exactly how this kilt-skirt was suspended. It clearly buttoned on to the undershirt. We suspect this child also wore a decice like a suspender waist to hold up long stockings.
We are not sure how the kilts were put on. Here you can see that there was a vertical buttoning arrangement for this kilt. I'm not sure if it went all the way to the bottom hem.
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