Figure 1.--Schools had sweaters with different types of collars. V-neck, long sleeve sweaters were the most common sweater worn at the prep schools, but a few schools had sleeveless V-neck sweaters. Other options were crew necks and shirt collar styles. The red school sweaters are are done with short-like collars. |
Schools had sweaters with different types of collars. We noticed several different types of sweaters being worn. V-neck, long sleeve sweaters were the most common sweater worn at the prep schools, but a few schools had sleeveless V-neck sweaters. Some others had crew-necks, but the v-neck was by far the most common. The crew-neck sweaters were always done as long-sleeve sweaters. This is in part because many schools required that ties be worn and the "V" neck allowed the tie to be seen. It was rather pointless to wear ties with crew-neck sweaters. Thus schools with vrew-neck sweaters tended to be somewhat more informal. Some of the crew-neck sweaters were done in a military style. A few schools had turtlenecks, but these were mostly done more as shirts rather than sweaters. We also notice a few schools had sweaters that had collars like a shirt with pointed tips. These were not very common, but we noted them occassionaly. These seem to have been an older fashion that was declining in popularity.
V-neck, long sleeve sweaters were by far the most common sweater worn at the prep schools. Probably well more than half the schools had "v"-neck sweaters. This is presumably because this sweater style was made to be worn with neck ties and many schools required that ties be worn as part of the school uniform. A few schools had sleeveless V-neck sweaters. In some cases these were worn seasonally. Often this was an optional choice for the children. Only the V-neck sweaters were done in both long and short sleeves. The V-necks were also the most common style to be made with tm in the school colors. Most V-necks were grey, but they were done in other colors as well. Very commonly they were done with trim in the school colors, often coordinated with other grments such as the cap, blazers, and ties. The trim colors themselves were also repeared on the kneesocks.
Some others had crew-necks, but the v-neck was by far the most common. The crew-neck sweaters were always done as long-sleeve sweaters. This is in part because many schools required that ties be worn and the "V" neck allowed the tie to be seen. It was rather pointless to wear ties with crew-neck sweaters. Thus schools with crew-neck sweaters tended to be somewhat more informal. Some of the crew-neck sweaters were done in a military style. Crew neck sweaters were not as common as V-neck sweatrs, but they were worn at quite a few schools. They were done in a range of colors. Grey was not as common for crew necks as it was for V-necks. The crew-necks, unlike the V-necks were no usually done with trim in the school colors.
A few schools had turtlenecks, but these were mostly done more as shirts rather than sweaters.
We also notice a few schools had sweaters that had collars like a shirt with pointed tips. We only noticed a handfull of schools with these sweaters. These were long-sleeve grey sweaters. I'm not presisely sure what this style of sweater was called. hese were not very common, but we noted them occassionaly. These seem to have been an older fashion that was declining in popularity. I'm not sure, but am guessing that they were a more popular style earlier, but an not sure when they first appeared. It was not a very utilitarian style as the boys wore colared shirts undernearth. It was, however, a style worn without ties.
