Biography of french artists smocks

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Figure 1.--I believe this is a French boy in his school smock sometime around 1910. French school smocks do not seem to have been worn with wide white collars.

Smocks are a loose, lightweight over garment worn to protect the clothing while working.

Initially the smock was a garment for adult workers, especially farm workers.

Biography of french artists smocks

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Eventually mothers faced with the need of protecting expensive garments from the hard wear associated with children began dressing their children in smocks. The smock by the late 19th century had become primarily a child's garment, although it was also worn by shop workers, artists, and other adults.

The smock was essentially a large shirt or overgarment with the fullness controlled by the smocking (embroidery on pleats). The use of smocking (the decorative embroidery can be easily traced to the 15th century). Albrecht Durer's Self Portrait (German) shows a smocked shirt, and the Mona Lisa (Italian) has a smocked chemise.

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