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We have only limited information about French school smocks in the 21st century. As best we can tell they are not very common. A French reader tells us, however, that they are required at some schools. Most of these schools are Catholic schools which tend to have stricter descipline standards. Smocks are required wear at several of these schools. We do not have any information from individual schools, but we do not companies offering smocks. We note one company Bobine which offered school blue anf grey school smocks in side and front buttoning styles. They were done in sizes 4-16 years at 25 Euros. Another company, Cyrillus, offerd pink and light blue smocks for girls and light and dark blue smocks for boys in one style. Other styles were done in blue red, and green for both boys and girls as well. Their smocks are available in sizes 2-12 at about 20 Euros.years. A reader writes, "Although, as you state in this page, that school smocks have been rarely seen in France, since the 1960's. I found this advert for boy's Tablier d'ecole on line (figire 1). They are made for boys from the age of 2 - 12 years. I think they are probably worn only in private schools. The smock is shorter than those of former times, but in other respects
similar." The buttoning here is interesting. Smocks through World War I were commonly back buttoning. After the War they became more diverse, often dront or side buttoning. The boy here models a side-buttoning smock (figure 1). It is difficult to see because the buttons are white. As you look at the picture, the buttons are on the right. It fastens on the shoulder and the rest of the buttons run down the right side. ie the
boy's left side, the side conventionally for girls.
