Photo Essays: Uniforms Garments--Kilts
Figure 1.--Kilts were worn at many Scottish schools. This has varied over time. A few schools had the children wear kilts as a normal school garment, but by the 1980s the kilt was normally used as a formal dress-up uniform for special occassions and church. In fact the schools often discouraged the boys from wearing kilts during the day because of the chance of soiling the kilt which is an expensive garment.
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Kilts were worn at many Scottish schools. This has varied over time. A few schools had the children wear kilts as a normal school garment, but by the 1980s the kilt was normally used as a formal dress-up uniform for special occassions and church. Boys normally wear kilts to church or for a variety of special fubnctions. Sometimes they are worn on school outings. They are also worn for Scottish dancing which is taught at most scools. The schools tended to discourage the boys from wearing kilts during the day because of the chance of soiling the kilt which is an expensive garment. Headwear was no longer worn with kilts, in part because most schools had discontinued the school cap. The kilts were normally worn with a tweed jacket in a neutral tine. Blazers were worn at some schools, but a short jacket was more common. The cut of the jackets is fairly standards, but detailing such as the sleeve buttons varied somewhat. The color of the jacket is up to the boy. A white shirt and tie, although often not the school tie. Boys selected the particular tartan they want to wear. There are many klan tartans to choose from. The kilt is a destinctive garment, more involved than the tartan skirts worn by girls in America and often called kilts. Boys wear their kilts with a leather sporran to gary money or other items as there are no pockets in kilts. Knee socks were worn with the kilts. This might be the regular school knee socks, but often plain grey or a neutral tan or green knee socks were worn.
