Just what the heck is he wearing?
Everytime I see him saluting, it totally looks like he’s wearing a dress!
Is it a dress, or is he wearing shorts and a puffy jacket?
MtM
It looks like a very short overcoat to me.
It’s a somewhat traditional and old-fashioned coat style for little boys. I bought my son one very similar when he was a tot.
Here’s a link to a website that sells something similar (I’m not posting it as a commercial ad, just an example so you can see one in color)
in the olden days boys wore short pants; 'till about 8 - 10 years old. jfk was on the tail end of that era.
there would have been a cute little hat that matched the coat. looked a bit like a beanie, with earflaps and strings to tie. i reckon he didn’t want to wear it that day.
it is interesting that as he got older he wore quite a few hats.