Figure 1.--Boys commonly wore suit to scghool in the 1930s, but sweaters were also common, especially pullovers. This boy at an unidentified school in 1931 wore what looks like a British school sweater. Notice the trim at the collar and cuffs as well as a front waist pocket. Bold patterns were more popular. The children look to be about 12 years old. Several readers had comments about the sweater. Click on the image for a fuller discussion.

We see Swiss children wearing different types of sweaters. Styles and patterns varied chronologically. But sweaters of some kind have been a standard for Swiss children. The most popular by far was the pull-over. We note several differentvtypes of pullovers.Styles varied chronologically. We see mostly V-neck pullovers in the 1930s, By the 1950s we see a lot of crew necks and the patterns were often cinfined to bands. Some pullovers had buttons on one shoulder. This was a style for younger boys, although we are not sure just what the advantage was. Perhaps it was easier to dress younger children. The "V"-necks seem very popular even though the sweaters were commonly worn without ties. Most boys wpore "V"-necks with patterns, some quite loud. A few boys had plain sweaters, we assume grey, but this is difficult tgo tell with black-and-white photography. A few boys wear what look like British school pullover sweaters with trim at the collar and cuffs. Long sleeve sweaters were almost universal until after World War II. Turtle necks do not seem to be very common. We notice some girls wearing cardigan sweaters.

Pullovers

The most popular type of sweater by far in Switzerkand was the pull-over. We note several differentvtypes of pullovers.Styles varied chronologically. We see mostly V-neck pullovers in the 1930s, By the 1950s we see a lot of crew necks and the parterns were often confined to bands. Some pullovers had buttons on one shoulder. This was a style for younger boys, although we are not sure just what the advantage was. Perhaps it was easier to dress younger children. The "V"-necks seem very popular even though the sweaters were commonly worn without ties. Most boys wpore "V"-necks with patterns, some quite loud. A few boys had plain sweaters, we assume grey, but this is difficult tgo tell with black-and-white photography. A few boys wear what look like British school pullover sweaters with trim at the collar and cuffs. Long sleeve sweaters were almost universal until after World War II. Turtle necks do not seem to be very common.

Cardigans

We notice some girls wearing cardigan sweaters.

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