Figure 1.--This photograph probably taken in 2000 show the more informal styles that are now worn by South African schoolboys.
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Figure 1.--This photograph probably taken in 2000 show the more informal styles that are now worn by South African schoolboys. |
South African school uniforms were primarily based on English styles. Until relatively recently the English had very formal uniform styles. The uniforms were also relatibely heavy, designed primarily for the cold, wet English climate. These same styles were widely adopted in British colonies, even though the climate was much milder in these colonies than in England itself. Only gradually did lighter more informal styles become acceped in the colonies like South Africa.
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