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Schoolwear has varied depending on the type of school attended. Trends varied from country to country, but there were many similar trends. These variations have also varied over time. There were different types of schools, but the primary difference was state (public) and private schools. This is simewhat more complicated than this would suggest as there were different kinds of both state and private schools, including such factors as age, dempgraphics, gender, residential status, and other matters. Children in the 19th and early-20th centuries commonly dressed up to go to school, often wearing suits. This included working-class children in state schools as well as more affluent children in private schools. Boys at private schools as might be expected dressed better in more elaborate outfits than the boys at state schools. Age was also a factor. Younger children were usually allowed to dress more casually. Demofraphics was another factor. Boys in rural areas commonly dressed more casually than city boys. The convention of dressing up for school began to change after World War I, especially at state schools. Children began dressing more casualy for school. At first it was mostly younger children, but the same trend eventually spread to older students as well and became more notalke as time progressed. This was a trend at state schools, but private schools commonly contined to require more formal clothing. Some private schools had dress codes, others adopted actual uniforms. Often this meant wearing a suit or sports jackets. Many British schools adopted blazersas well as suits.
The great majority of schools arounf the workd are public (state) schools. Schoolwear has varied depending on the type of school attended. Trends varied from ciuntry to country, but there were many similar trends. These variations have also varied over time. There were different types of schools, but the primary difference was state (public) and private schools. This is somewhat more complicated than this would suggest as there were different kinds of both state and private schools, including such factors as age, dempgraphics, gender, residential status, and other matters. Children in the 19th and early-20th centuries commonly dressed up to go to school, often wearing suits. This included working-class children in state schools as well as more affluent children in private schools. Boys at private schools as might be expected dressed better in more elaborate outfits than the boys at state schools. Age was also a factor. Younger children were usually allowed to dress more casually. Demofraphics was another factor. Boys in rural areas commonly dressed more casually than city boys. The convention of dressing up for school began to change after World War I, especially at state schools. Children began dressing more casualy for school. At first it was mostly younger children, but the same trend eventually spread to older students as well and became more notable as time progressed.
The trend for increasingly casual wear was trend at state schools, but private schools commonly contined to require more formal clothing. Some private schools had dress codes, others adopted actual uniforms. Often this meant wearing a suit or sports jackets. Here there were age differebces as well as ciuntry diffrences. America had private schools requiring uniforms or formal dress. This was noth British-style uniforms as well as military uniforms. There were also orivate schools that allowed the students to wear more casual clothes similsar to trends in state schools. Private schools in Engkabd abd Scitkbd mostly required unifirms. There werecalso afe differencs. Many British schools adopted blazersas well as suits. This varied from school to school as well as country to country.
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