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Prepschool children wear a variety of inclemant weather garments. This usually meant a coat for coldweather and not a rain coat. Many schools had a uniform coat. Many other schools did not have uniform coats. There were a variety of rules about coats at differennt schools. Traditionally children wore the standard gaberdine overcoats. These were the primary choice before World War II and even after the War in the 2950s. These coats make do as both raincoats and cold weather coats. Some schools still have these coats, but they are much less common than was formerly the case. Boys normally wear these coats without hoods, but some for girls have hoods. We note several schools that had the less formal duffle coats which were worn with hoods. These were normally grey or navy blue. We also notice many children wearing ski-jackets, but this was a non-uniform choice.
Prepschool children wear a variety of cold weather coats. Generally both boys and girls wore the same coays, but there were some differences. Duffle coats were the same fof boys and girls, but at a few schgools the gaberdine overcoats were different.
Many schools but not all have uniform coats. There were a variety of rules about coats at differennt schools. Some schools insisted on a school uniform coast. Other schools allowed the children to wear their own coats.
Traditionally children wore the standard gaberdine overcoats. These coats make due as both raincoats and cold weather coats. Some schools still have these coats, but they are much less common than was formerly the case. Boys normally wear these coats without hoods, but some for girls have hoods. We note several schools that have duffle coats which were worn with hoods. These wee normally grey or navy blue. We also notice many children wearing ski-jackets. These were a popular style, but not a uniform garment. Rather ski jackets were non-uniform garments wore at some schools.
Preparatory schools as far as we know did not have raincoats. This is interesting because it rains quite a bit in Britain. Rather than raincoats, the children use theur cold weather coats like gaberdine overcoats or duffle coats when it rained. The coats are not water proof, but do the job of keeping the children drey. And umbrellas can be used when it rained during the summer term. We see some boys wearing raincoats or ponchos, but they seem to be non-uniform items. Here the uniform schools had various rules. Some schools did not object while others did not want non-uniform items worn.
