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The uniforms worn by boarders tended to vary depebding on wether it was a normal school day or various special occassions. Boarders often did not commonly wear either caps or blazers at school. They generally were expected to dress up when traveling to school and returning home. They also dressed up for formal occassions, traveling for school teams, and on sunday for church. The basic attire at boarding school during the school day tended to be utilitarian. We note boys wearing
basically shirts and trousers. Jumpers (sweaters) were an optional item worn during cool weather. Most schools required ties, but not all. Especially during the summer a few schools dropped the tie requirement. Socks might vary seasonally. Knee socks were most common for the boys wearing short trousers. Ankle socks were worn during the summer at some schools. Footwear varied while at school. We note both sandals and shoes. The sandals were mostly closed-toe sandals, but a few schools did not spdecuify the type, We noted a few schools that diring the summer had the boys wear sandals without socks.
Boarders often did not commonly wear either caps or blazers at school during the normal school day. The basic attire at boarding school during the school day tended to be utilitarian. We note boys wearing basically shirts and trousers. Jumpers (sweaters) were an optional item worn during cool weather. Most schools required ties, but not all. Especially during the summer a few schools dropped the tie requirement. Socks might vary seasonally. Knee socks were most common for the boys wearing short trousers. Ankle socks were worn during the summer at some schools. Footwear varied while at school. We note both sandals and shoes. The sandals were mostly closed-toe sandals, but a few schools did not spdecuify the type, We noted a few schools that diring the summer had the boys wear sandals without socks
The boarders generally were expected to dress up when traveling to school and returning home. They also dressed up for formal occassions, traveling for school teams, and on sunday for church. The dress up uniform once included caps. Some schools still had caps, but many others had dropped the requirement. More commonly when we vidited it was a tie and blazer. The pants and socks varied from school to school. Many schools required short pants. Often this depended on age. Shorts were most cimmonly worn with knee socks. Shoes rather than sandals were ofren required when dressing up.
