Figure 1.--This Greek boy and his baby sister or playing in their back yard during the 1980s. The boy wears a "T" shirt and sport shorts with blue ankle athletic socks and sneakers. This was a very commion outfit for boys during the summer. It is virtually indestinguishable from American fashions. He looks to be about 12 or 13 years old.

Boys clothes during the 1980s became even more casual. Boys wore a lot cotton sport outfits, with matched trousers and tops during winter at school or jeans/cotlé trousers in semi formal occasions. The shoes were most of the time sneakers or other "made in Greece" leather shoes. The socks were mostly sport type. I also remember that knee-length tube socks were also popular at that time, although by the end of the decade ankle length athletic socks were more popular. They cane in both white and colored versions, but both with colored bands. During the summer all boys wore very short shorts, most of the times in the colors of their favorite soccer team and matched with a t-shirt of the same color. Other logos could be seen on "T" shirts, but soccer team logos were the most popular. Short cut casual shorts were very popular in the 1980s, but with the exception if younger boys, few boys dressed up in short pants. Sneakers had become much more popular than sandals.

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Created: April 24, 20021
Last updated: April 24, 2002