Figure 1.-- At this school during the winter the girls dressed much like the boys, except that they wore grey skirts rather than trousers.
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Figure 1.-- At this school during the winter the girls dressed much like the boys, except that they wore grey skirts rather than trousers. |
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. Actually there were differences n several of these garments, but the overall look is very similar. Other than the skirts, one item that was very obviously different was the cap. The skit was commonly the preferred winter garment. They were commonly a heavy weight skirt and could be combined with sweaters. Commonly the girls wore the same sweaters as the boys, but there were differences at some schools.
