Figure 1.-- Here is a 2007 Japanese advertisement for a first day of school suit. We thought that the boy wa wearing a new suit, but areader believes it is school uniform. |
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Of course at some schools there are uniforms which the new children wear their uniforms for the first time. Some of these uniform schools may have the boys wear suits instead of their uniforms, but I don't think that this was very common. Mostly we believe that the children wear their new uniforms. We note quite a number of schools where the boys do not wear suits for their first day at school. This seems to be mostly schools that have requitred uniforms. Only about a third of public schools have required uniforms. These tend to be simple uniforms of shirts and usully short pants. Some schools have blazers. Private schools can have more involved uniforms, including suits, caps, and required hosiery and footwear. The styles in some cases have a British look.
Of course at some schools there are uniforms which the new children wear their uniforms for the first time. Some of these uniform schools may have the boys wear suits instead of their uniforms, but I don't think that this was very common. Mostly we believe that the children wear their new uniforms. We note quite a number of schools where the boys do not wear suits for their first day at school. This seems to be mostly schools that have requitred uniforms. Only about a third of public schools have required uniforms.
Many primary schools have very basic uniforms, ofteb with shirts and short pants the required items. There may be regulatiojs about other items such as caps and coats. White shirts and blue shorts are very common. Thus many schools have very similar uniforms. We also see grey shorts. We also see light-blue shirts and other colors of shorts. Some schools had plaid shorts. Some schools have blazers. At some schools the girls skirts are in a contrasting color to the boys' shorts. At others they match.
Private schools can have more involved uniforms, including suits, caps, and required hosiery and footwear. There are quite a few different uniform styles. Some schools have the military-style jackets worn in secondary schools. Other private schools have blazers or suits. The styles in some cases have a British look. The photograph here appears to be a school uniform (figure 1). A Japanese reader tells us, "The boy here is almost certainly wearing a school uniform, not a civilian "suit." The portrait was presumably taken on his first day of school and he is wearing the new uniform. The scroll is some sort of formal certificate of matriculation." Another sublect here is wether or not the school had a uniform.
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