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The standard school boy shirt after Eton suits disappeared during the 1930s were grey straight collared shirts. Most of the children in the 1980s wore grey shirts to school. Grey was considered practical for boys as they did not show the dirt as much as white shirts--an important consideration in the era before washing machines and was and wear fabrics. Grey shirts continue to be be very commonly worn, but a wide variety of school uniform shirts have appeared at New Zealand schools. The standrd grey shirt is still common for everday wear. White shirts were also worn. Many schools require white shirts for dress occasions which were not very common. Schools did not object as far as I can tell if boys wore them on a normal school day, but for the most part, grey was the standard color at most schools. . A few schools had dark blue shirts. Some of the schools wear the boys wear dark blue shorts have matching dark blue shirts. Not all schools with blue shorts wore the dark blue shirts, but several did. Other shirt colors were worn, but they were not very common.
The standard school boy shirt after Eton suits disappeared during the 1930s were grey straight collared shirts. Most of the children in the 1980s wore grey shirts to school. Grey was considered practical for boys as they did not show the dirt as much as white shirts--an important consideration in the era before washing machines and was and wear fabrics. Grey shirts continue to be be very commonly worn, but a wide variety of school uniform shirts have appeared at New Zealand schools. The standard grey shirt is still common for everday wear. They were usually not worn with ties, but ties were worn at some schools. There were light-weight grey shirts for summer wear. They were worn with light-weight summer shirts.
White shirts were also worn. Many schools require white shirts for dress occasions which were not very common. Schools did not object as far as I can tell if boys wore them on a normal school day, but for the most part, grey was the standard color at most schools. The white shirts are worn with ties. Girls commonly wore white blouses.
A few New Zealand secondary schools schools had dark blue shirts. We only saw them as boys' secondary schools. They were a small minority, but we noted them at several schools. This was an informal style as the dark blue shirts were worn without blazers or neckties, although dark blue sweaters were common, often with logos. Some of the schools wear the boys wear dark blue shorts have matching dark blue shirts. Not all schools with blue shorts wore the dark blue shirts, but several did. And unlike the grey shirts, there was no light-weight short sleeved summer alternative.
Other shirt colors were worn, but they were not very common. One school had light-blue polo shirts.
