Figure 1.--The boys at this prep school wore plain grey "V"-necked sweaters without any trim with grey shirts, grey shorts, and plasin grey kneesocks. Other schools had colored sweaters, but the grey sweaters were the most common.

Grey was not the only color for sweaters. We notice colored sweaters being incorporated into the school uniform during the 1970s. Many of the schools had brightly colored sweaters. This seemed to contrast nicely with the rather mutedf grey or blasck trowswes. Brightly colored uniforms were not as common earlier. Several schools had blue sweaters. Here there were several shades. A dark navy blue color seems to have been the most common, but we note a few schools with royal blue sweaters. We also noted brown, green, maroon, and red sweaters. Many of the sweaters that were not grey were crew-neck rather than "V" neck sweaters. We also note some white sweaters, but these were more games sweaters than normal school sweaters.

Grey

Grey was not the only color for sweaters. We notice colored sweaters being incorporated into the school uniform during the 1970s.

Bright Colors

Brightly colored uniforms were not as common earlier. This seemed to contrast nicely with the rather mutedf grey or blasck trowswes.

Shades

Several schools had blue sweaters. Here there were several shades. A dark navy blue color seems to have been the most common, but we note a few schools with royal blue sweaters. In addition to blue we noted quite a few other colors being used for school uniform sweaters. We also noted brown, green, maroon, and red sweaters. Red was the brightest color we saw being used for school sweaters Many of the sweaters that were not grey were crew-neck rather than "V" neck sweaters. We also note some white sweaters, but these were more games sweaters than normal school sweaters.

Detailing

The brightly colored sweaters did not have the detailing associated with may school sweaters. This seemed primsarily reserved for grey sweaeters.

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