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We note quite a few catalogs with kilt suits beinning at about 2 1/2 years. As far as we can tell, this was the smallest sizes in which kilt suits were made. Notably many boys at age 2 years were wearing dresses, especally in the early 19th century and this was still the case in the 1860s-70s. But by this time we see more abd more boys wearing kilt suitts. It should ve sressed that this was an outfit by boys in urban areas in confortable cirumstnces, meaning the middle and upper classes. These of course were the most likely fmilies and children to be photographd. We doubt if many working-class boys were dressed like this. We also see 2 year olds wearing dresses that look rather like kilt suits. This seems to change in the 80s and by the 90s many mothers wre choosing kilt suits rather than dresses for pre-school boys. The age of boys wearing these suits changed somewhat in the 1890s and after the turn-of-the 20th century when kilts suits were going out of style. We still see some younger boys wearing kilt suits during this period, but fewer and fewer boys. Kilt suits were primarily worn in the late-19th century. We see a few boys wearing them in the very early-20th century, but not many and mostly quite young boys.
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