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We have not been to Italy in recent years and thus are unsure just how common school smocks are in the 2010s. We have noted reports of interest in reintroducing smocks in state schools. An Italian reader has provided some informtion. "This photograph was taken on the first school day, in Porta di Roma, a suburb of Rome (September 2013). It gives us an image of the smocks still worn at some Italian primary schools. The photo shows also the main reason of the school smocks in earlier years as well as the present. The smocks covered most of the children's clothing. This not only protected the clothing, but made the children look more similar. So it made no difference if the children were wearing nice new garments or old second hand clothing. The only garment that clearly cannot be covered are the footwear, about which there were never strict rules at schools. Differently from other school uniforms, the smocks can be relatively cheap almost every family could provide them to their children. Some schools still use the smocks to reduce the impact of children's fashion on the pupils. I don't know, however, if that is really effective."
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