Uniform Rule Types : Uniform Garments
Figure 1.-- These boys for church are wearing the school's formal uniform with cap, blazer, and white shirts. At this school the uniform rule was that almost all of the boys wore short pants. Only the prefects were allowed to wear long pants.
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There were a variety of rules concerning specific garments. This varied considerably depending on the specific school uniform. Formerly boys were expected to tip their caps, but by the 1980s, caps were much less common than they had been formerly. And this convention largely had disappeared. There were rules about when ties were worn. Generally there were no rules about sweaters as long as the regulation sweaters were worn. The boys could wear them or not wear them depending on their peronal preferences. The children could decide themselves when to wear them and take them off. Many schools had grey or other colored shirts. These wre standard every day school wear. Usually on formal occassions they put on white shirts. Some schools had polo shits wthout ties during the summer and re=gular grey collared shirts with ties for the summer months. Blazers were no longer commonly worn at many boarding schools. Commonly the days boys were required to wear them coming to school in the morning. But normally they took them offan hung them up until ready to go home at the end of the day. This was often a school rule to make sure the boys did not mess up their blazers. Then they put their blazers back on for the trip home. Day schools were often different here. Often the boys were allowed to wear their blazers during the day. Many schools had rules about trousers, especially for the schools with short pants unifrm, when boys could begin to wear long pants. This was usually done bu age, but afew schools did it by forms. Atsome schools only the prefects were allowed to wear long pants. The scool here is a good examle (figure 1). Many schools had seasonal rules about hosiery, especially wearing ankle socks during the Summer. Schools had a variety of rules about footwear. Some schools insisted on specific styles such as sandals, although often they were not real specic about the style otherthan closed toe or Roma style or color--usually brown. Other schools allowed more choice as to footwear. Many schools had seasonal rules about shoe and socks.
