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Sandals were still commonly worn by British children, both boys and girls during the 1950s. The popular style was the standard t-strap closed-toe sandals. They were very common for both casual wear and schoolwear. They were commonly won by Cubs. Sneakers called plimsols were still motly a gym shoe. The term 'trainers' had not yet entered the lexicon. The photographic record clealy shows British children commonly wearing sandals into their early teens. The photographic record clearly shows how prevalent sandals were in England. We do not yet see the popular boys' style with the center post made wider to look more like a shoe. They may have appeared at the end of the decade, but we do not yet see them showing up in the photographic record. Girls did not wear this style, sticking to the standard style with the cross bar ad ceter post of the T-strap the same width. Girls also wore strap shoes with out he center posts. Boys except for pre-school ages or for formal occassions did not wear strap shoes. Children during the summer commonly wore ankle socks or no hosiery at all. Once school began and the weather turned cooler, knee socks became more common. One HBC reader, Derek, tells us that at his prep school in the 1950s, sandals were part of the uniform. But this was only during the summer term. A HBC reader, David, recalls wearing sandals during the 1950s and 60s. He confirms wearing them without socks during the summer.
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