The mystery of the white apron: Why Soviet schoolgirls wear so similar

  • Dec 24, 2019
click fraud protection

(!)Subscribe to our channel at Zen >>IDEAS FOR LIFE| NOVATE.RU<

Why form Soviet schoolgirls looks like uniforms maids.
Why form Soviet schoolgirls looks like uniforms maids.

White top, black bottom - a form of clothing known to everyone at school. And even if today there is no single approved style school uniforms, in memory still Soviet patterns, when the boys went to the militarized trouser suits with jackets and the girls - dresses with aprons. However, if you look closely, aprons suspiciously similar... uniforms were the maids. We will understand why.

Soviet schoolchildren.
Soviet schoolchildren.

School uniforms - is not an invention of the Soviet era. In the middle of the XIX century schoolboys to study sure to wear uniforms, which differed from the military only some details (color of the fabric, the appearance of buttons, differences in sewn logos). Pupils of the Institute for Noble Maidens, too, went to the well-defined simple cut dresses that complement the aprons (dark for everyday wear, and white for the holidays).

form introduced in 1948 in Soviet schools.
form introduced in 1948 in Soviet schools.
instagram viewer

In principle, these clothes and was taken as a basis when the Soviet ideologues decided on the introduction of a special form schools. It was in 1948, it was necessary in the post-war years, special attention should be paid to universal equality, and therefore it was decided to put the students in the same clothes.

From a military uniform - up jackets, resembling in cut jeans jacket.
From a military uniform - up jackets, resembling in cut jeans jacket.

The form that entered in 1948, differed little from the high school. Those collars, cuffs and aprons for girls and strict jacket for the boys. Partial democratization of men's suit has occurred only in the 1960s, then lifted his cap with a badge and a belt with a massive buckle. However, the appearance of strict boyish shapes still suggest that the younger generation are prepared exclusively for the further service of the fatherland.

Cool picture.
Cool picture.

Wear uniforms girls were troublesome. White cuffs and collars looked fresh, but they had to remove the weekly wash, stripped and sew into place. Apron wore black, with brown dress he did not look very impressive, but defended the clothes from ink stains. On holidays wore a snow-white lace apron, so it was necessary, for example, go on line on 1 September.

Girls in dresses with white aprons.
Girls in dresses with white aprons.

If today is to look at the clothes Soviet schoolgirls, then any association with maids uniform. The same neatness, modesty, the same dark dress and white apron. Why is that? Most likely, the girls from childhood trying to instill the idea of ​​cleanliness, form a habit to monitor their appearance.

Photo from the official line.
Photo from the official line.

What were the maids? Clean the house, lead management, were careful, but it is practically not noticeable, because they lived together with those who waited. The same humble and hardworking and educated Soviet girls, future homemaker who arranges and strong and durable cell of society.

Soviet schoolgirl.
Soviet schoolgirl.

Do you want to know, looks like a school uniform in different countries? Be sure to check out our review to ensure that common standards do not exist!

(!)Subscribe to our channel at Zen >>IDEAS FOR LIFE| NOVATE.RU<
A source:
https://novate.ru/blogs/051018/47987/