Scottish Preparatory Schools: Uniform Garments--Shirts
Figure 1.-- We note only a few different types of shirts at Scottish schools. The standard shirt at a Scottish prep school and many other schools is a long-sleeved grey shirt. Most photographs taken at Scottish schools during a normal school day show the boys wearing grey shorts. Grey is chosen over white because it does not show dirt as much and it is a neutral color that can be worn with colorful school garments like ties and blazers as well as grey items like jumpers and trousers.
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We note only a few different types of shirts at Scottish schools. The standard shirt at a Scottish prep school and many other schools is a long-sleeved grey shirt. Most photographs taken at Scottish schools during a normal school day show the boys wearing grey shorts. Grey is chosen over white because it does not show dirt as much and it is a neutral color that can be worn with colorful school garments like ties and blazers as well as grey items like jumpers and trousers. Grey shirts come in a range of fabrics. Some of the blended fabrics are a little heavier than standard shirts. We also see white shirts. Sometimes these are only for special occassions, but some boys wear for everyday. Perhaps they prefer the white shorts or a clean grey shirt was not available. A few schools had white shirts whiich the boys wore for everyday, but this was not very common. Rules about the shorts varied from school to school. We did not see the more colorful short-sleeved shirts that some schools in England had adopted.
