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Many New Zealand schools required boys to wear short pants uniforms. Normally they were worn with kneesocks. Generlly the schools don't pay much attention to what type of socks are worn with long trousers. Most schools, however, are quite strict about the socks worn with short trousers. Virtually all the schools with uniforms require the boys to wear kneesocks with short trousers. We did not notice any schools where the boys wore ankle socks with their uniforms, although ankle socks might be worn at schools without uniforms. And the students are normally required to wear the regulation hosiery. Schools often have kneesocks with colored tops. Often at English schools, children wear the less expensive plain grey kneesocks. This was less common in New Zealand Children there tended to wear the regulation kneesocks with the cschool color band. Most require the students to buy the school kneesocks with these colored tops rather than plain grey kneesocks which are less expensive. New Zealand schools commonly stock a variety of school socks in the colors required by local schools. These were normally grey socks with the school colors. Some school had black or dark blue kneesocks. There were also light colored kneesocks. At some secondary schools, the senior boys were allowed to wear these. Kneesocks are a garment that virtually dissappeared for boys between the 1940s-60s, depending on the country. They are still widely worn at New Zealand schools. New Zealand boys, however, rarely wear kneesocks, except for school.
Many New Zealand schools required boys to wear short pants uniforms. Normally they were worn with kneesocks. Generlly the schools don't pay much attention to what type of socks are worn with long trousers. Most schools, however, are quite strict about the socks worn with short trousers. Virtually all the schools with uniforms require the boys to wear kneesocks with short trousers. We did not notice any schools where the boys wore ankle socks with their uniforms, although ankle socks might be worn at schools without uniforms.
Schools often have kneesocks with colored tops. And the students are normally required to wear the regulation hosiery. This usully meant colored bands. commonly done in two colors. At a few school the whole top of the sock was done in color. The colors commonly were repeated in the tie, blazer, and sweater trim. They also used to be repeated in the school cap, but caps by the 1980s had been discontinued at most schhools. A few schools had plain grey or plain navy kneesocks, but kneesocks with the school colors were more common. New Zealand schools commonly stock a variety of school socks in the colors required by local schools. These were normally grey socks with the school colors.
Often at English schools, children wear the less expensive plain grey kneesocks. This was less common in New Zealand Children there tended to wear the regulation kneesocks with the school color band. Most require the students to buy the school kneesocks with these colored tops rather than plain grey kneesocks which are less expensive.
There were a relatively small number of colors used for school knee socks. Most New Zealand schools had grey kneesocks as paet of their uniforms. This followed the trend in Britain. The grey knee sicks matched the grey short psnts that many schools had as part of their school uniforms. A few schools had black or dark blue kneesocks. This was more of a Scottish influence. These schools generally had dark blure or black shorts to go with these matching knee socks. The grey knee socks, however, were much more common. There were also light colored kneesocks. At some secondary schools, the senior boys were allowed to wear these.
Kneesocks are a garment that virtually dissappeared for boys between the 1940s-60s, depending on the country. They are still widely worn at New Zealand schools. New Zealand boys, however, rarely wear kneesocks, except for school.
