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The 1950s was the last decade that short pants were dominant for British boys. We still see a lot of British boys wearing shorts in the 1960s, but increasingly boys were wearing long pants, even, younger boys by the 60s. Even the Scouts adopted long pants in the 60s, although the Cubs continued wearing short pants--the same grey shorts that were so common for school wear. That way Cubs didn't need special uniform pants. We see shorter cut shorts in the 60s, basally adopting continental styling. There were still flannel shorts and some cord shorts, but easy to care for Terylene shorts were becoming standard. Shorts were still common for school wear. They were most common for primary schools. Some schools required them as part of the uniform--grey shorts were the most common. We also see shorts in preparatory schools and for the some younger boys in public (elite primary boarding) schools, and grammar schools. Schools were also still common for little boys play cloths and casual summer wear.
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