Figure 1.--We notice English school children wearing a range of different sweaters. The boys mostly wore different types of pullovers. This school had sleevless pullovers. Notice the red trim on the sweater which matches the top of the kneesocks..
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Figure 1.--We notice English school children wearing a range of different sweaters. The boys mostly wore different types of pullovers. This school had sleevless pullovers. Notice the red trim on the sweater which matches the top of the kneesocks.. |
We notice English school children wearing a range of different sweaters. The boys mostly wore different types of pullovers. The two basic styles of sweaters are pullover and cardigan. Boys always wore pullovers or jumpers. Cardigans were much more common for the girls. Girls also wore the "V" neck sweaters, primarily girls wore ties at many schools. The most common jumper for boys became the "V" neck because the open "V" allowed the tie to show. These "V"-style jumpers are made in both sleeved and sleeveless versions. There were, however, were many other styles besides the "V"-neck jumpers. A few schools had jumpers with crewnecks or even collars and Rugby-style buttons. Almost all were pullovers, but girls at some schools wore cardigans. Quite a number of schools had pullovers with a kind of satin shoulder patch. This seems to have been a style adapted from the services.
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