Up until about the 1920s English boys wore dresses.

I remember Alaisdaire Cook, who did the radio 'Letter from America' remarking on an old photo of himself before he was breeched.

My dad - born during the Great War was able to recall his first day wearing a pair of shorts rather than skirts.

I have heard people standing in front of family portraits from previous centuries wondering why the children were all girls....

My sister told me I was very old fashioned dressing my babies in gowns - but it saved so much time in changing them, and my sister's son was not toilet trained until months later than mine.

I do have to stop myself being a mother in law when I see my two month old grandson in jeans, shoes and socks. I might just have to buy him some less restricting garments.

Anne the Pleater :ootd: