Swiss School Boys (1928)

Figure 1.--We note the younger boys at a Zürich school in 1928 nostly wearing suits, both knee pants and short pants suits. The boys wore both knee socks and long stockings. Here is a good example. What we do not know is what kind of preferebces the children had. Thechoices were made by mother. But boys this age were begininning ro express their own preferences as well. Its not clear from the photograph what kind of hosiery the girls were wearing, but we think long stockings were ecen more populsr for the girls. Click on the image for a link to the school page.

We note the younger boys at a Zürich school in 1928 nostly wearing suits, both knee pants and short pants suits. The boys wore both knee socks and long stockings. Here is a good example. What we do not know is what kind of preferebces the children had. Thechoices were made by mother. But boys this age were begininning ro express their own preferences as well. Its not clear from the photograph what kind of hosiery the girls were wearing, but we think long stockings were ecen more populsr for the girls. A reader writes, "Have you had look at the shorts the boy with knee socks is wearing in this picture? If you look close enough I'm sure you can detect that they are corduroys. I've had a good look and I can detect traces of the wales in the fabric. Also the appearance of the shorts is very indicitive that they are corduroy?" Yes they are definitely cords. Note also that the boy is more cassually dressed than most of the other boys, wearing a sweater rather than a suit. I think cords at the time were considered a less formal type of pants. Some mothers may have considered them more appropriate for play rather than school.'

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