Figure 1.--Here we see some Glasgow children playing in 1956. Note the older boy's plain shirt, dark shorts, kneesocks, and black leather shoes. They look like his school clothes. Apparently mother did not insist that he change after school. Glasgow had many rough neighborhoods. Note the younger boy's home done hair cut.

There were major changes in boys clothes during the post-World War II era. Clothes were still quite traditional in the 1940s and early 50s. This began to change in the mid-50s. We suspect television may have been an important factor. Shirts were plain, but more trendy tops appeared in the 1960s. We see many Scottish boys wearing sweaters in the post-World war II period. Short pants and kneesocks were very common in the 1940s anf 50s. We see more boys wearing long pants in the 1960s. Jeans began to become popular in the 1960s, especially with teenagers. Schoolwear continued to be traditional. Boys mostly wore sandals and leather shoes in the 1940s and 50s, but we begin to see trainers by the late 1960s. We do not see boys wearing kilts except for spcial occassions. They were also worn at some private schools and by Scouts.

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