Figure 1.-- Here we see a Kays' page for overcats. Notice he short-cut styling. The page is not dated, but looks like the late-1960s. The grayish and blue coats would have been seen as most suitavle for school wear. Even so ntice one of the brown models pictured with a book.

We do not yet have a lot of information on English coats and jackets durng the 1960s. We do a full page of Kays' overcoats. Kays was the most important English clothing mail order company at the time. We are not sure about the date, but believe it was from the late-1860s. This is the most formal style of cold weather outerwear. There are several different styles, suggesting that overcoats were a popular style at the time. We note both single- and double-breasted tyling. The depiction suggests that they are a school or dress up style. We see grayish (charcoal), blue, and brown colors. The grayish and blue shades would have been seen as most suitable for shoolwear. We are not sure boys would have worn them to state primaries. We are not sure how to interpret the popularity. The many different styled do suggest that there was considerabe demand for oovercoats. Boys going to pribate schools probably would have bought an overcoat through the school outfitter rather than a mail order company, meaning that overcoatswere much more widely worn than in America where jackets were more common. All the models are boys. We arenot sure how girls' overcoiats would have varied.

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