Figure 1.--This Scottish accademy had blue shorts that were so dark that they looked black. They were worn with black rather than blue gblazers. A few English schools also had blue shorts. |
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We see boys at a few schools wearing blue trousers. This was not very common. but blue trousers were worn at a few schools. Less commonly than grey or black/carcoal trousers we see blue trousers. The blue trousers as far as we know are short trousers. We do not for some reason we do not fully understand note blue long trousrs, except for a few schools with with blue cords. This seems to have become slightly more common. Some prep schools which had blue cord shorts shifted tgo cord longs. We see very few blue shorts in England. There were a few schools with blue shorts in regular material and corduroy. These were almost always a dark blue. We see several blue shades, but virtually all dark. Some were so dark they looked black. We did note one lone school with a lighter shade of blue. The boys wore blue cotton shorts as a summer uniform item. They were a light blue. Blue shorts were more popular in Scotland than England, but as they were fewer schools in Scotland, the number of schools were not as different as one might think. They were used at several private schools. A number of academies had blue shorts rather than the grey shorts that were mostly worn in England. While boys wore blue shorts at these schools, we only notice grey or black long trousers. We do not notice them wearing blue long pants. We did not notice boys in the state schools wearing blue trousers. This uniform influence can be seen in New Zealand. This resulted because in some Scottish educators played an important role in the early development oif the New Zealand school system.
We see boys at a few schools wearing blue trousers. This was not very common. but blue trousers were worn at a few schools. Less commonly than grey or black/carcoal trousers we see blue trousers.
The blue trousers as far as we know are short trousers. We do not for some reason we do not fully understand note blue long trousrs, except for a few schools with with blue cords. This seems to have become slightly more common. Some prep schools which had blue cord shorts shifted to cord longs. While boys wore blue shorts at these schools, we only notice grey or black long trousers. We do not notice them wearing blue long pants. We did not notice boys in the state schools wearing blue trousers.
Blue trouesrs were worn at several British schools. As far as we know, this was only at the private schools. The blue trousers seem more associated with Scotland than England, but we see them in both locations. We see very few blue shorts in England. We know of two with regular shorts and at kleast two more with blue cords. There were probably a few more. Blue shorts seem more popular in Scotland than England. We are not sure why this was.
Even so, as they were fewer schools in Scotland, the number of schools were not as different as one might think. Scotland is a much smaller place than England, at least in terms of population. Thus there are far fewer schools. Blue shorts were worn at several private schools. A number of academies had blue shorts rather than the grey shorts that were mostly worn in England. This uniform influence can be seen in New Zealand. This resulted because in some Scottish educators played an important role in the early development oif the New Zealand school system.
There were a few schools with blue shorts in regular material and corduroy. We did note one lone school with a lighter shade of blue. The boys wore blue cotton shorts as a summer uniform item. They were a light blue.
The shades of blue trousers we noted were almost always a dark blue. We see several blue shades, but virtually all dark. Some were so dark they looked black.
