Figure 1.--This American boy had his portrait we think in the 1870s. We are not sure what to call the headwear. It looks like a kind of smoking-cap. He also has floppy bow, long stockings, and probably high-top shoes. He was from Topeka, Kansas. |
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An important subject is the garments worn with a skirt. The principal garment worn with skirt was a blouse. Here we are not including suit jackets or coats as this would be a kilt suit. We note many types and colors of blouses. We are not yet sure how this compared to kilt suits. Commonly the shirt or blouse worn with kilt suits is covered up by the coat or vest. In addition to the skirt and blouse we note a wide ange of accompanying garments, including headwear, neckwear, hosiery and footwear. Period portraits provide some information on these garments. The headwear was quite varied abd as far as we can tell was essentially the same as worn with kilt suits. The hosiery and footwear was also similar o that worn with kilt suits. Most boys wore long stockings and high-top shoes. One garment we do not notice American boys wearing with a skirt is a sweater. This contrasts with kilts because Scottish boys did wear kilts with sweaters.
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