Figure 1.--Kilt suits were commonly worn wuth jackets with the blouse or short dofficult to see. We also see examples where the blouse almost covers up the jacket. We can't tell here if the jacket is single-breasted or double-breasted. Notice that this brother and sister are wearing identical stockings and shoes.

Blouses were worn with some kilt suits. We see boys wearing a variety of blouses with kilt suits. Some kilt suits were specifically designed to be worn with blouses. Others were not. We nore fancy Fauntleroy blouses worn with some kilt suits. The most obvious were the blouses worn with cut-away jackets, at least the ones worn without vests. With many kilt suits, however, it is difficult to see the type of shirt or blouse being worn. There were some kilt suits designed to be worn with blouses without jackets--sailor blouses. One of the most common was the sailor blouse, in pat of the popularity of the sailor suit by the 1880s. We also note boys wearing blouses without jackets, especially during the summer. Here the boys probably had jackets and even vests for their kilt/skirts, but did not wear them in the warm summer weather. The white fancy blouses may have been a summer adaptaion as it would have been uncomfortably hot to wear the kilt suit jacket.

Blouse Suits

Some kilt suits were specifically designed to be worn with blouses. Others were not. We note fancy Fauntleroy blouses worn with some kilt suits. These Fauntleroy kilt suits became quite popular in the 1880s. The most obvious were the blouses worn with cut-away jackets, at least the ones worn without vests. There were some kilt suits designed to be worn with blouses without jackets--sailor blouses. One of the most common was the sailor blouse, in part of the popularity of the sailor suit by the 1880s. Thus we see quite a number of sailor kilt suits. A good example of a kilt suit dress is Walter Owen in 1895.

Jacket Suits

Most kilt suits were mafe to be worn wuth suit javkers. With many kilt suits it is difficult to see the type of shirt or blouse being worn. There were quite a number of different jacket styles worn as part of kilt suits. The cut-away jacket was often worn with a fanvy blouse, especially in the 1880s and 90s. Other jacket styles were often not wirn with fancy blouses.

Summer Adaptation

We also note boys wearing blouses without jackets, especially during the summer. Here the boys probably had jackets and even vests for their kilt/skirts, but did not wear them in the warm summer weather. The white fancy blouses may have been a summer adaptaion as it would have been uncomfortably hot to wear the kilt suit jacket.

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