Figure 1.-- This class of primary students was taken in Switzerland during 1945, the final year of World War II. The children seem to be dressed quite informally. Most of the boys wear short trousers, long stockings, and knitted jerseys, but there is some variety.

We do not yet have sufficient Swiss school images to assess chronological trends in schoolwear. We have, however, begun to collect images and hope to eventually be able to make an assessment.

The 1940s

This class of primary students was taken in Switzerland during 1945, the final year of World War II (figure 1). The children seem to be dressed quite informally. Most of the boys wear short trousers, long stockings, and knitted jerseys, but there is some variety. Four of the boys sitting in the front row wear long stockings (brown, beige, and black), but one boy (2nd from the right) wears knee socks with his shorts. Note that several of the boys with long stockings also wear ankle socks as extra protection. The two boys in the front row on the extreme left wear plus fours (very long knickers that blouse almost to mid-calf). The boy at the extreme left (front row) with the striped jersey wears knickers (plus fours) with a bib front like overalls. This style seems to have somewhat uncommon.. Theree of the boys hold up their short trousers with suspenders that are buttoned on and are separate garments, i.e., they are not suspender shorts. Suspenders for boys were very common in Germany and Switzerland during the 1940s.

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Created: 12:03 AM 6/16/2007
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