Figure 1.-- French girls in the ealy 1950s still commonly wore dresses. They always wore dresses, often under smocks to school. Even for casual family outings girls like the boys' sister here wore dresses. Her dress seems to afairly standard one done in a tartan pattern. Click on the image for more informtion about her little brother.

French girls in the ealy 1950s still commonly wore dresses. They always wore dresses, often under smocks to school. Even for casual family outings girls like the boys' sister here wore dresses. Her dress seems to afairly standard one done in a tartan pattern with aPeter Pan collar (col de Cauline). Notice the contrasting drk belt. White socks were common. We do not begin to see girls wearing shorts and jeans (other than at the beach) until the 1960s.

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