Uniforms Garments: Blazers--Crests and Badges
Figure 1.-- Most prep schools have crests or logs which are worn on the brest pocket of the blazrt. The crest is sometimes worn n the school cap as well, although quite a number of schools have dspensed with thecaps.
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The children often wore a variety of buttons and badges on their blazers as well as the school crest. The school crest or logo was worn on the breast pocket of blazers, but not on the suit jacket. Some times especially as black blazers have become more common, this is all that destinguishes the blazers of different schools. The plain black blazer, however, has not become as common at prep schools as it has at secondary schools in the state system. Most school had crests, but a few had more styilized logos. The crest was also often on the school cap, although by the 1980s many schools were doing away with the caps. Appearing on the blazer are a variety of school pins. They are quite varied and given out for a wide range of reasons, both awards and indicators of houses. The most pretigious badges are prefect badges, but there are many others. They are usually orn on the lapels. At many schools there were also house badges of different types. These were often simple color pins. Houses were different than in public schools, but still important in the running of the schools.
