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We do have some limited information on the 20th century. Several countries (Belgium, France, Italy, and Spain) had introduced school smocks. Greece is more of a question. We have very little information on tghe situation at the turn of the century. We note quite a few Greek school portraits in which a few boys are wearing smocks, but not the whole class. This is rather unusual. The class here in the 1930s is a good example (figure 1). It suggests that quite a few Greek mothers liked the idea of school smocks, but that few schools required them. We are not sure just what was influencing Greek mothers. Italy might have been an influence, alhough the smocks do not look lke the Italian school smocks. We note several boys wearing school mocks at an unidentified school in the 1930s. They are identical styles with patch pockets. For some reason, the girls at this school are not wearing smocks. In most countries, it was he girls were more likely to ewar smocks and at older ges. Many elementary school children, both boys and girls, by the 1950s appear to wearing smocks to school. The school uniform for the Demotiko in the 1950s and 60s consisted of a blue smock with white collars for girls and boys. The boy on the previou page is a good example of his classic style.
We do have some limited information on the 20th century. Several countries (Belgium, France, Italy, and Spain) introduced school smocks, akthough we are not yet sure just when. We knowFrench boys were commonly weearing school smocks in the 1900s decade. Greece is more of a question. We have very little information on the school situation at the turn of the century.
School smocks were very common in Europe by the 1930s. We do nor see them in Britain and Germany, but they were very commn in many other countries. We note quite a few Greek school portraits in which a few boys are wearing smocks, but not the whole class. This is rather unusual. We don't know ofany ther country where smock use was so common without a school requirement. Nor do we know of a countrywhere more boys wore smocks than girls. The class here in the 1930s is a good example (figure 1). It suggests that quite a few Greek mothers liked the idea of school smocks, but that few schools required them. Perhaps our Greek readers will have some insights on this. We are not sure just what was influencing Greek mothers. Italy might have been an influence, alhough the smocks do not look lke the Italian school smocks. Perhaps his school was unusual. We are looking into this s we expand our HBC-SU website. We note several boys wearing school mocks at an unidentified school in the 1930s. They are identical styles with patch pockets. For some reason, the girls at this school are not wearing smocks. In most countries, it was he girls were more likely to wear smocks and at older ages.
Many elementary school children, both boys and girls, by the 1950s appear to wearing smocks to school. The school uniform for the Demotiko in the 1950s and 60s consisted of a blue smock with white collars for girls and boys. The boy on the previou page is a good example of his classic style.
The democratic Karamanlis government of 1974 changed the sshool uniform requirements. Now, boys and girls in Demotiko had to wear the blue smock with a large white collar and there were theoretically no exceptions to the rule. School photographs during this period, however, show considerable diversity in what the children wore. This varied greatly from school to school and over time.
In 1982 the Social Democrat government of Andreas Papandreou abolished the school uniform once and forever. Smocks continued to be worn at some private schools for a few years. Greek children, especially the boys, never wear smocks to school any more. They much prefer the popular 'formes'.
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