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Our archive of kilt suits as it mostly 19th century images is almost entirely studio portaits. This meant that adoring mothers dressed the children up for the portrait. Family snapshots were not common before the turn-of-the 20th century which is when kilt suits were mostly worn. As aesult we are not sure just how and when kilt suits were worn when the boys were not done up for their portraits. Whilr most photographs were studio portrits, we have found a few snap shots. Mot many, but a few. Photogrphy was too complicated fir most people until the Kodalk Brownie appeared (1900). But there were afew photograpjy enthuiasts. This usully meant eople wth money. So many of the early snapshot images are of relatibely affluent children. And there was a social-class component to kilt suits. Children from affluent families ir at lest the comfortable middle class wore them. We see fewer working-class children wearing them. And the few snap-shot type images we have found show the boys in play situation and not just dress up sutuations. These look to be mostly 1890s images, so we have a narrow window here. This suggesrs that the kilt suit was everyday wear. Of course there may have been ailt suit worn for special occasions and another for play. But our archive here is too limited to make any firm assessments.
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