Figure 1.--This clipping from a 1939-40 magazine was an advertisment for French war bonds--not a very good investment as it turned out. Notice the one boy in a dark school smock. The adverisement reads, "Mon papa a souscrit; et le tien?" (My daddy has underwritten, and yours?) |
French boys during the German occupation waore the same garments as they did before the War. HBC notices no significant differences, but our information is very limited at this time. The various garments noted in the 1930s such as rompers, smocks, blouses, and pants continued basically nchanged during the German occupation--except that they became increasingly difficult to obtain as the War went on. HBC notes that many boys continued to wear smocks to school, especially in rural areas. HBC notes many different styles and colors were advertized. HBC notes that most avialable photographs from the period suggest that dark smocks were the most common, but rather rare in the cities. Footwear was especially difficult to obtain.
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