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Description: | Although grammar and public schools had official uniforms, other schools did without. However, a standard school 'uniform' for boys was evident by the end of the 1920s.
Younger boys wore flannel shorts and blazers. Some schools dictated that boys grew to a certain height before they were allowed to wear long trousers, though usually they had to be aged 14. Long socks and lace-up shoes were worn, plus the regulation school cap. On rainy days, both boys and girls wore belted mackintoshes.
The unknown photographer who captured this image used a 35-millimetre camera, and produced hundreds of photos of individuals walking along Sutton High Street. The photographer usually waited until the subject became aware of the camera before seizing the portrait. | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ | Publisher: | Museum of London | Rights holder: | Museum of London | Subjects: | Public services Cityscape Youth Culture and Fashion | Temporal: | 1931-1935 | Source: | Museum of London | Identifier: | http://www.20thcenturylondon.org.uk/rser... | Go to resource |
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