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The tunic suit was primarily a boy's outfit. They were always presented in clothing catalogs as a garment for boys. We have seen some children wearing them that seem to be girls, although in the early 20th century that was not always possible to tell. Tunics as far as we can tell were always worn by boys in the 19th century. This may have been a little different in the early 20th century. This was more common in American than in Europe. We think that this might reflect girls wearing hand-me-downs rather than mother purchasing tinics for their daughters. A complication here is that some girls' dresses were styled rather like boys' tunics. Some are clearly dresses. Thers are more difficult to descriminate from actual tunic suits. One useful indicator is that boys wore their tinic suits with bloomer knickers in the 20th century and they usually showed below the hem of the tunic.
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