Uniforms Sweater: Other Colors--Green

Figure 1.--We did not notice many schools with green sweaters. The ones we noted had dark green sweaters, normally done as crew-neck sweaters. We don't recall any green V-neck sweaters. As a general rule crew necks were usually done in colors other than grey.

We did not notice many schools with green sweaters. Most schools had grey sweaters of course. And among the schools with colored sweaters, only a few had green ones. The schools we saw all had dark green sweaters. There were different shafes, but all dark green. They were also all crew-neck sweaters, at least the ones we saw. "V"-neck sweaters were more common at prep schools, but several schools had V-neck and other types of sweaters. We don't recall any green V-neck sweaters. As a general rule crew necks were usually done in colors other than grey. This one might think would mean that the schools did not require ties for the normal school day. The V-necks were designed to be woirn with ties and crew necks were not. The cre necks of course rather cover up the tie. Discarding theties for crew-neck sweaters was, however, not always the case at the schools--probably because wearing ties at prep schools was so common. We noted several schools where the children wore ties with crew-neck sweaters. The green sweaters we saw were all plain green sweaters. We have not noted green sweaters done with school color trim as was common with grey "V" neck sweaters. The green sweaters were not worn with green blazers. One school had a grey blazer with green trim. The other school did not wear blazers at all.

Prevalence

We did not notice many schools with green sweaters. Most schools had grey sweaters of course. And among the schools with colored sweaters, only a few had green ones. We visited quite a few schools, but of course only a fraction of the schools in Britain. So there were presumably were many more schools that had green sweaters. We think, however, it i fairly safe to say that it was not very common. This may in part because green sweaters were ctually quite common in Britain. Until recently, British Cubs wore green sweaters as part of their uniform. We suspect thst many schools did not want want their children to look like Cubs.

Shades

The schools we saw all had dark green sweaters. There were different shafes, but all dark green. We noted a brright green like the Cubs wore and a duller green color.

Crewnecks

The green sweaters we noted were also all crewneck sweaters, at least the ones we saw. "V"-neck sweaters were more common at prep schools, but several schools had V-neck and other types of sweaters. We don't recall any green V-neck sweaters. As a general rule crew necks were usually done in colors other than grey. This one might think would mean that the schools did not require ties for the normal school day. The V-necks were designed to be woirn with ties and crew necks were not. The cre necks of course rather cover up the tie. Discarding the ties for crew-neck sweaters was, however, not always the case at the schools--probably because wearing ties at prep schools was so common. We noted several schools where the children wore ties with crew-neck sweaters.

Plain Styling

The green sweaters we saw were all plain green sweaters. We have not noted green sweaters done with school color trim as was common with grey "V" neck sweaters. We did see grey sweaters with green trim, but never saw green sweaters with any kinfs of trim.

Accompsnying Uniforms

The green sweaters were not worn with green blazers. One school had a grey blazer with green trim. The other school did not wear blazers at all.

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