Figure 1.--Corduroy in part because of its hard-wearing characteristics has been popular as schoolwear in several countries. As a result, several British schools used corduroy pants (trousers) for their school uniforms.

Corduroy in part because of its hard-wearing characteristics has been popular as schoolwear in several countries. American boys commonly wore corduroy knickers to school in the 1920s and 30s. Corduroy was probably the most common school fabric. Corduroy OP shorts were popular in the 1970s. Corduroy was also worn in Britain. We note British boys wearing cord lumber jackets as part if school uniforms. In England corduroy shorts were popular after World War I. They were made in different colors. Gray was the bost common for school, but blue cord shorts were worn at a few schools, The school here had a uniform using a tan color. British boys have worn both long cord pants and short cord pants to school. While cord pants were normally shorts through the 1970s, ee note several schools which adopted cord long pants in the 1980s. Cord shorts were also worn in Scotland. To our knowledge British boys did not wear cord knickers. We note boys at some French Catholic schools wearing blue cord shorts after World war II.

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