What did boxers wear?
The garb of the day for boxers in the 30’s was long underwear-like bottoms, ankle high laced boots and the top would be a sleeveless undershirt. Q: What would you have worn as a teenager? A: I attended Lansdown Public School then we moved to the east end of the city and I attended Adam Beck Public. Continued on to Malvern High. During elementary school, we wore what our mom’s could make on the sewing machine from hand me downs. We were all in the same boat so there was no snobbishness over clothing. In High School the trend was skirts, with the biggest and baggiest sweater we could find. Usually wore moccasin shoes with no socks although some wore saddle shoes with socks. We handled the Depression okay because we had no other choice but to do so. Money was sparse and … we were assisted by the city in the form of chits for food, etc. They supplied pogey pants and boots for my brothers every six months. Q: What would a teenage girl wear for work clothes? A: It was not too common for te
