Objects of Substance- White Blouse

1938 School Magazine p12

Johnette Thompson, nee Zillman (1954), remembers “my mother had a prospectus and followed it to the letter. It proved to be very much out of date. She sewed several camisoles for me and they were not being worn anymore.” The camisole was designed to go under the blouse and button onto the skirt so when a girl raised her arm, no flesh would show. The protection of modesty extended into the late 1960s where there were regular inspections to ensure a singlet or camisole would be worn under the blouse so, when “strap-hanging” in the tram or bus, no flesh was evident!