I had a thought about children wearing the opposite sex's clothing. Until approximately the twentieth century, ALL young children wore girls' clothing. Clothes were not so easy to come by then, so perhaps the hand-me-downs needed to be uni-gender.
But apparently, somehow, boys and girls could still tell each other apart.
I have a photo of my father, born in 1922, in his christening dress. There's a family legend of my mother's father tripping over his dress ca 1890 and gashing his head; a scar discernable in all his adult photos.
I had a thought about children wearing the opposite sex's clothing. Until approximately the twentieth century, ALL young children wore girls' clothing. Clothes were not so easy to come by then, so perhaps the hand-me-downs needed to be uni-gender.
But apparently, somehow, boys and girls could still tell each other apart.
I have a photo of my father, born in 1922, in his christening dress. There's a family legend of my mother's father tripping over his dress ca 1890 and gashing his head; a scar discernable in all his adult photos.