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America never adopted school uniforms and the uniforms worn at private schools were seen a symbols of privlidge. The Catholic schools did adopt uniforms and in the 1980s many public schools began experimentng with uniforms. Today in many countries without uniforms, buying school clothes hecame a late summer ritual. Corduroy became a very popular fabric. A new pair of corduroy knickes was the mainstay for boys in the 1920s and 30s. This has, however begun to change. The popularity of designer clothes by the 1970s meant that parents were forced with major outlays. Incidents among children were in accompanied by viloence when popular jacket ad other items were stolen. Simplified school uniforms began to be seen as a way of limiting school clothing expenses.
America never adopted school uniforms. Corduroy became a very popular fabric. A new pair of corduroy knickes was the mainstay for boys in the 1920s and 30s.
The uniforms worn at private schools were seen a symbols of privlidge.
The Catholic schools did adopt uniforms. HBC has no details, however, about this decission.
The popularity of designer clothes by the 1970s meant that parents were forced with major outlays. Incidents among children were in accompanied by viloence when popular jacket ad other items were stolen. Simplified school uniforms began to be seen as a way of limiting school clothing expenses. Some American public schools n the 1980s began experimentng with uniforms.
Buying school clothes hecame a late summer ritual. The clothes chosen in the 19th and early 20th century were servceable long-wearing items. Boys at the time did not think about clothes as modern boys do. Poor children that had to wear overalls, however, were embarassed at this symbol of poverty. The popularity of designer clothes has made this a very costly undetaking by the 1970s. For the childdren the clothes they wear to school has become very important. Women's magzines are full of advise to mothers on how to limit expenses.
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