Scottish Preparatory Schools: Uniform Garments--Jumpers
Figure 1.-- This Scottish boy wears a grey V-neck pullover. The school color detailing at the V-neck. Also notice the elbow patches. Mum probably put them on.
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Jumper is the word commonly used for sweaters in Scotland. The school jumper is a ubiquitous site at all Scottish schools, even schools without uniforms. Perhaps the most important garment worn at Scottish schools is the jumper or sweater. This is the case because it is often chilly. But perhaps even more important is that the wearher is so variable in Scotland. Rainy days can often turn into sunny days and visa versa. And the change can occur more than once during the day. The jumper is a garment the boys can put on or take off in line with the vageries of the weather. It is commonly worn in the summer and is almost alwats worn in the winter term. The most common jumper is the pullover, grey long-sleeve jumper with a V-opening. Plain grey sweaters are very common. Grey was not, however, the only color for jumpers. Private schools commonly had sweaters with trim in the school colors. This was most common at the V-opening, but sometimes at the ciff or waisline as well. This was less common at state schools.
