Figure 1.--This playground scene will be very familiar o our British readers. This was one of the schools that decided on a uniform. It looks like the late 1950s. |
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After World War II English state primary schools took two different approaches. Some schools adopted simple uniforms. Checks dresses were common for the girls. Grey jumpers and grey shorts were common for the boys. Other schools like the school pictured here allowed the children to wear their ordinary clothes. Portraits from these schools provide a wonderful time-line of changing children's fashionsin England. I am not sure which approach was the most common. I think the non-uniform approach was more common, but hopefully our British readers will provide some insights here. There was no national policy here or even council policy. Each individual decided on wther to have uniforms and what those uniforms would be.
Related Chronolgy Pages in the Boys' Historical Web Site
[The 1880s]
[The 1930s]
[The 1940s]
[The 1950s]
[The 1960s]
[The 1970s]
[The 1980s]
Related Style Pages in the Boys' Historical Web Site
[Long pants suits]
[Short pants suits]
[Socks]
[Eton suits]
[Jacket and trousers]
[Blazer]
[School sandals]
