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Argentine children continued commonly wearing school smocks in the 1970s. They were the standard school wear in primary schools. We believe that white smocks were almost universal in the state system. We are less sure about private schools. We begin to see smocks declining in Europe as a school garment, but in Argentina we continue to see them commonly worn. We also see these white smocks being worn in neighboring Uruguay, but the Uruguayan smocks wore them with small blue bows--which the boys did not much like. The Argentine boys we see all wear white school smocks without ant neckwear. The boy on the previous page from a private school wears a white lab-style front buttoning smock. This appears to have been a very common style for boys. Girls also wore smocks, but more commonly the girls wore back buttoning styles. Similar school smocks were commonly worn at state schools. In fact the white smocks we see were even more common in the late system, nearly universal for boyus in the primary schools. Boys no longer wore smocks at secondary schools, but some girls did wear smocks in secondary shools. Our information is limited, but the white smocks are notable in the photographic evidence we have acquired. Most of the smocks we have noted are white, but in black and white photographs we also notice some colored smocks. We are not sure yet just what the colors were, although it is in the 1970s that we begin to see color photography becoming common. While school smocks did not change to any extentb in the 1970s, what did change was the clothes noys wore with the smocks. We see many more Argentine boys wearuing long pants to school.
Argentine children continued commonly wearing school smocks in the 1970s. They were the standard school wear in primary schools. Smocks asfar as we can tell coninued to be very universal for younger children in the 1970s.
Schooll smocks in Argenyina were mstly worn in primary schools, by both boys and girls. Secondary schools were different. Boys no loner woresmocks when they advanced to secondary schools. This was a lttle different for boys and gils. The boys no longer wore smocks. Some girls cotinued wearng smocks. This varied from school to school.
We believe that white smocks were almost universal in the state system. We are less sure about private schools. The boy on the previous page from a private school wears a white lab-style front buttoning smock. Similar school smocks were commonly worn at state schools. In fact the white smocks we see were even more common in the late system, nearly universal for boys in the primary schools.
We begin to see smocks declining in Europe as a school garment, but in Argentina we continue to see them commonly worn. We also see these white smocks being worn in neighboring Uruguay, but the Uruguayan smocks wore them with small blue bows--which the boys did not much like.
The Argentine boys we see all wear white school smocks without any neckwear worn on the smocks. The Argentine lab coat, front-buttoning smocks had collars and or lapels. Unlike back-buttoning smocks, there were no open collars. This meant neck wear other than neckwear .with regular clothes were not worn by Argentine boys.
Smocks appear to have been a very common style for boys. Girls also wore smocks, but more commonly the girls wore back buttoning styles. Boys no longer wore smocks at secondary schools, but some girls did wear smocks in secondary shools. We still see sigle gender schools in Argentina, but ythis as beginning to change.
Our information is limited, but the white smocks are notable in the photographic evidence we have acquired. Most of the smocks we have noted are white, but in black and white photographs we also notice some colored smocks. We are not sure yet just what the colors were, although it is in the 1970s that we begin to see color photography becoming common.
We continue to see Argenine boys wearing school smocks in the 1970s. The style and prevalence did not change. While school smocks did not change to any extent in the 1970s, what did change was the clothes boys wore with the smocks. We see many more Argentine boys wearing long pants to school. This was part of a wider trend in America and Europe. Even younger boys began commonly wearing long pants. We also see far fewer boys wearing suits to school. This was also part of a wider trend toward casual wear, including schoolwear. Wihout the smocks, Argentine school boys wear the same fashions popular in America and Europe.
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