 Figure 1.--Smocks are still worn at many panish schools, especially private schools. |
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HBC at this time has little information on specific schoolwear garments. HBC has acquired some information on school smocks. Spanish school children were commonly wearing smocks by the 1930s, although we are not sure when this practice first began. Short pants were common until the 1970s. Young kindergarten age children still commonly wear smocks in Spain. It is no longer common, however, for older boys to wear them--but some still do. Spanish contributor report that school smocks are still worn at many Spanish schools, especially private schools. Hopefully our Spanish readers will probide us more detailed information on other schoolwear garments.
HBC believes that some Spanish boys until the 1950s wore berets to school, but has little information at this time. We have not noted modern Spanish school children wearing any common type of headwear.
Smocks were worn by Spanish school children. They appear to have been primarily worn as school uniforms. Spanish school children were commonly wearing smocks by the 1930s, although I am not sure when this paractice first began. Many elementary schools do seem to have required them, but I do not know if there was a national rule. Young kindergarten age children still commonly wear smocks in Spain. It is no longer common, however, for older boys to wear them--but some still do. A Spanish contributor to HBC in 1999 reported seeing school boys about about 7 or 8 years old still wearing the smocks over their street clothes. There were regional differences in Spain. Catalan schools in particular had destinctive styles. One Spanish contributor reports that boys in a small town near Barcelona wear a front buttoning smock with a brown belt. Normally the whole of Cataluna wears the very same type at school, white with blue stripes and blue collar, pocket and cuffs. I still, however, have little information on Spain. It is no longer common for older boys to wear them--but some still do. Spanish contributor report that school smocks are still worn at many Spanish schools, especially private schools.
As few Spanish schools required uniforms, Spanish school children wore the same basic fashions to school that theywore every day. Short pants were common until the 1970s. Most Spanish boys and many girls now mostl wear long pants to school.
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