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The clothing worn to maternelle as been varied over time. Some maternelles may have given the mother guidelines, but there do not appear to have been actual uniforms. Our archive is still limited so we can not yet build a chronology over time. The outfits seem quite varied, seviceable play clothes for everyday wear. The garments were sometimes similar as they were the popular styles for younger children. We see different designs, patterns, and colors. We see some of the boys dressed like very young boys in juvenile toddler styles while other boys wee dressed more like older primary-level boys. We see boys wearing rompers, smocks, and pants. The prevalence of these different styles have variedd over time. We rarely see rompers worn in primary school, but until the 1970s, quite a few boys wore them. They were common in maternelle, but only the boys wore them. Smocks were also common, but unlike the rompers, they were also widely worn in primary school. Gingham was a popular material. Most of the boys not wearing rompers wore short pants, some times undr smocks. The girls commonly wore dresses, sometimes with smocks. We begin to see a few boys wearing long pants by the 1960s and even some girls wearing them a little later. We also note dressy outfits for special events such as graduation. A popular choice for these outfits during the 1950s and 60s was dressy barboteuses for the boys and white dresses for the girls. White seems a popular color. For regular school days the children often wear brightly colored clothes, but for specialnoccassions we sometimes see white outfits.
The clothing worn to maternelle as been varied over time. Our archive is still limited so we can not yet build a chronology over time. The maernelle first appeared in the late-19th century. Thus we see garments and styles over a considerable period of time. We do not begin to see large numbers, however, until after World war I in the 1920s.
The outfits seem quite varied, seviceable play clothes for everyday wear. The garments were sometimes similar as they were the popular styles for younger children. We see different designs, patterns, and colors. We see some of the boys dressed like very young boys in juvenile toddler styles while other boys wee dressed more like older primary-level boys. We see boys wearing rompers, smocks, and pants. The prevalence of these different styles have varied over time. We rarely see rompers worn in primary school, but until the 1970s, quite a few boys wore them. They were common in maternelle, but only the boys wore them. Smocks were also common, but unlike the rompers, they were also widely worn in primary school. Gingham was a popular material. Most of the boys not wearing rompers wore short pants, some times undr smocks. The girls commonly wore dresses, sometimes with smocks. We begin to see a few boys wearing long pants by the 1960s and even some girls wearing them a little later. We also note dressy outfits for special events such as graduation. A popular choice for these outfits during the 1950s and 60s was dressy barboteuses for the boys and white dresses for the girls.
Some maternelles may have given the mother guidelines, but there do not appear to have been actual uniforms.
White seems a popular color. For regular school days the children often wear brightly colored clothes, but for specialnoccassions we sometimes see white outfits.
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