▁See ▁Mat hew ▁Br ady . ▁ ▁Children ' s ▁fashion ▁Both ▁boys ▁and ▁girls ▁wore ▁sk ir ts ▁from ▁the ▁time ▁they ▁could ▁walk ▁until ▁they ▁reached ▁age ▁ 5 ▁or ▁ 6 . ▁Very ▁small ▁girls ▁wore ▁their ▁sk ir ts ▁just ▁below ▁kne e - length ▁over ▁p ant ale tt es . ▁Sk ir ts ▁became ▁very ▁gradually ▁longer ▁as ▁girls ▁grew ▁up ▁until ▁they ▁reached ▁an k le ▁length ▁at ▁coming - out ▁( in ▁their ▁later ▁te ens , ▁usually ▁ 1 6 - 1 8 ). ▁Old er ▁girls ▁wore ▁ho ops ▁to ▁hold ▁out ▁their ▁sk ir ts . ▁Young ▁girls ▁wore ▁was h able ▁p ina for es ▁over ▁their ▁dress es ▁for ▁work ▁and ▁play ▁to ▁keep ▁them ▁clean , ▁as ▁typ ified ▁by ▁the ▁e pon ym ous ▁hero ine ▁of ▁Lewis ▁Car roll ' s ▁ 1 8 6 5 ▁novel , ▁and ▁her ▁Alice ▁in ▁Wonder land ▁dress ▁. ▁ ▁Boys ▁wore ▁simple ▁jack ets ▁and ▁tr ous ers . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁Victor ian ▁fashion ▁Art istic ▁D ress ▁movement ▁Cr in oline ▁Cor set ▁controvers y ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Arnold , ▁Jan et : ▁Pattern s ▁of ▁F ashion ▁ 2 : ▁English w omen ' s ▁D ress es ▁and ▁Their ▁Const ruction ▁C . 1 8 6 0 – 1 9 4 0 , ▁W ace ▁ 1 9 6 6 , ▁Mac mill an ▁ 1 9 7 2 . ▁Re vised ▁metric