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Girls' school uniforms consisted of skirted garments, both skirts and dresses. Skirts were very common. Grey shirts were a common choice. Plaid skirts were not, in sharp contrast to the United States. Many coed schools had shirts which coordinated with the boys pants. Thus except for the trousers, girls would dress much like the boys. The girls would thus wear many of the same garments that thee boys do, blazers, ties, kneesocks, and sandals. Other than the skirts, one item that was always different was the cap. The skit was commonly the preferred winter garment. They were commonkly a heavy weight skirt nd could be combined with sweaters.
The other skirted garment was a dress. What American call jumpers or gym frocks were a common choice although wee becoming less common by the 1980s. Other schools had dresses that were entirely different than the boys' uniforms. Some schools had both skirts and dresses which were worn seasonally. Many schools had the girls wear wook skirts in the Winter and light-weight cotton dresses in the Summer.
Girls' school uniforms consisted of skirted garments, both skirts and dresses. Skirts were very common. Grey shirts were a common choice. Plaid skirts were not, in sharp contrast to the United States. Plaid was not commonly ysed, especially in Scotland, as a plaid skirt looks like a kilt and that was a boy's garment. Many coed schools had shirts which coordinated with the boys pants. Thus except for the trousers, girls would dress much like the boys. The girls would thus wear many of the same garments that thee boys do, blazers, ties, kneesocks, and sandals. Other than the skirts, one item that was always different was the cap. The skit was commonly the preferred winter garment. They were commonly a heavy weight skirt nd could be combined with sweaters.
