Figure 1.--There was no everyday school uniform, at least in the 1950s. Nor do we see school smocks, even though smocks were commonly worn in France during the 1950s. The boys wore quite a variety of schools. Most boys came to school wearing sweaters or shirts. The portrait was taken in 1953. Click on the image to see the rest of the class. |
We do notice the boys very smartly done up in uniforms, presumably for their First Communion. The boys may have sat for a portrait dressed in their formal uniforms. The boys here are, however, doung their First Communion. You can tell because of the sleeve bows they are wearing. These were only worn for First Communion. They certainly look different than in the I think the military-style jacket was not just for First Communion, but other special occassions as well. It was perhaps a formal school uniform. We notice similar uniforms being worn at French Catholic schools in the 1920s-30s as everyday uniforms. Perhaps our French readers will know more about this.
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