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While there are many gender-based school uniform styles, there was also some common or at least coordinated styles. The pattern sems to be similar to those in coed British schools. At some schools the boys and girls wore the same color uniforms. The shirts might be the same. It is a little hard to tell from the photograph, but the shirts look very similar. Some may be blouses rather than shirts. Here we are not sure. And some girls as well as boys wore ties. The difference usually being that the boys wore pants, often short panrs, and the girls skirts. Girls almost never wore pants, even short pants. Although older girls might wear leggings as part of theor school uniform. Hosiery if any was often identical, matching or coorinated with the rest of the uniform. And the attitude toward footwear was identical as well. Commonly footwear was up to the children. This to an extent may reflect the economic situation of the family, but some children prefer to go barefoot. This probably relects overall patterns. Family finances may be a factor, but we see children from even families in confortable circumsances sending the children to school barefoot. Gender does not seem to be a factor. Age was a factor. Going barefoot was very common in primary school. Footwear was more common in secondary school and often gnder destinctive. Another common item is the umbrella which seasonally is quite important.
Headwear is not common in Indian schools. Some private schools may have worn boaters. This is the only headwear type that is likely to have been worn by both boys and girls.
At some schools the boys and girls wore the same color uniforms. The shirts might be the same. It is a little hard to tell from the photograph, but the shirts look very similar. Some may be blouses rather than shirts. Here we are not sure.
And some girls as well as boys wore ties.
The difference usually being that the boys wore pants, often short panrs, and the girls skirts. Girls almost never wore pants, even short pants. Although older girls might wear leggings as part of their school uniform.
Hosiery if any was often identical, matching or coorinated with the rest of the unifoem.
And the attitude toward footwear was identical as well. Commonly footwear was up to the children. This to an extent may reflect the economic situation of the family, but some children prefer to go barefoot. This probably relects overall patterns. Family finances may be a factor, but we see children from even families in confortable circumsances sending the children to school barefoot. India has made enormus progress since free market reforms were introduced (1990s), but we still see primary children coming to school barefoot. Gender does not seem to be a factor. Age was a factor. Going barefoot was very common in primary school. Footwear was more common in secondary school and often gender destinctive.
Another common item is the umbrella which seasonally is quite important.
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