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Argentine school children commonly wear smocks. I'm not sure when that first begun, but continues into the 2000s. Other than the smock, state schools do not require uniforms. Primary children wear what ever they want under their smocks. Secondary children dress as they wish. Most private schools do require uniforms. Suits were common in the 1950s, often short pants suits worn with kneesocks. Primary children at private schools wear smocks like at the state schools, although they may be colored. Underneath they tend to wear school uniforms--often British styles.
HBC has at this time only limited information on chronolgical school uniform trends in Argentina. Unfortunately many of the available images we have archived are not dated. Thus we have to estimate many of the dates. We ask our Argentine readers with these estimates. We have virtually nothing on the 19th century, but we have begun to collect some information on the 20th century. Many children wore white school smocks. We think these were the state schools, but we are entirely sure about the regulations are time-line involved. Some of the Much of the available information pertains to private schools. The private schools do not seem to have used the white smocks. We see school clothes that reflect stards children's wear in the various decades. The boys commonly wore suits to school in the early-20th century. After World war II be begin to see more informal clothes at the stste schools. Many private schools had more forml clothes, commonly uniforms. Many of the private schools adopted British style uniforms. The state schools did not have uniforms, although the white smocks look rather like uniforms.
Schoolwear trends varied greatly between state and orivate schools.
Argentine primary state school children commonly wear smocks. I'm not sure when that first begun, but continues into the 2000s. Other than the smock, state schools do not require uniforms. Primary children wear what ever they want under their smocks. Secondary children dress as they wish.
Private schools were mostly single gender schools during the mid 20th century. By the end of the century, most had made the transition to coeducation. Most private schools do require uniforms. Suits were common in the 1950s, often short pants suits worn with kneesocks. Primary children at private schools wear smocks like at the state schools, although they may be colored. Underneath they tend to wear school uniforms--often British styles. British school uniform styles are commonplace.
Some basic information is available on different school uniform garments.
HBC at this time has little information on school caps. They were never worn at state schools. HBC is less sure about privae schools. They were not being worn at private schools in the 1970s, but I am not sure about earlier periods.
Suits were commonly worn at private schools in the 1950s. They were mostly light-colored suits. Often a school would require suits, but not a specific style or color. Many required short pants suits. I am not sure about the age of the boys required to wear the sgort pannts suits. They were almost always worn with kneesocks. Suits became less common in the 1960s.
As suits became less common as school wear, private schools in the 1960s began adopting blazers for secondary-level children. Often the younger primary children did not have to wear blazers as they wore smocks to school. By the 1990s the blazer was less commonly worn, although many private schools had one for formal occasions.
Most private schools require a standard white collared shirt.
Many private schools require ties for both boys and girls.
Sweaters became increasingly popular as school wear at private schools in the 1970s. Many schools adopted every day uniforms of colored sweaters in the school colors rather than suits and blazers. Sweaters during the cooler months are now the srandards uniform at many private schools. Usually "V" neck sweaters are worn so the tie is visible. Both boys and girls often wear the same style.
Argentine school children commonly wear smocks. I'm not sure when that first begun, but continues into the 2000s. Other than the smock, state schools do not require uniforms. Primary children wear what ever they want under their smocks. Secondary children dress as they wish.
Private schools after switching from suits, often followed the British model and selected grey pants for boys. Many schools had younger boys wear shirt pants and allowed the older boys to wear long pants. Many schools in the late 1980s and 90s allowed even the younger boys to wear long pants.
Private schools requiring boys to wear short pants generally insisted on kneesocks. Almost always that meant solid colored kneesocks. Grey or the same color as the sweater were the most common.
Most private schools insisted on leather shoes--usually black. Girls commonly wore British-style school sandals, but not the boys.
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