Figure 1.--Boys at this English preparatory school for class wore sweaters, ties, blue shirts, cord shorts, and grey ankle socks. They also wore dandals, but these boys are wearing sneakers as it was just after gym. |
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Private schools were most likely to have a different dress and classromm uniform--especially boarding schools. This of course has vaeied over time. Students were omce expected to dress more formally than is the case today. This commonly included formal Eton collsrs and suit jaxkets or blazers. A more casual approach is noww common, although this varies from school to school. With only a few exceptions, the same uniform was worn for virtually all classes. Normally the class uniform was the same as the dress uniform, but with grey shirts and usually no blazers. Some schools had different trousers, wearing corduroy shorts to class. The most common attire in English classrooms is a jumper (sweater), tie, grey or white long-sleeved shirt, grey short or grey/black long trousers, ankle or kneesocks, and shoes or sandals. Variations affected these items. Some schools did not require ties in classess or at least during the summer. Grey shirts were common, but some schools had white shirts even as the classroom uniform. Jumpers were normally left up to the boy. There was normally a school rule about short and long trousers, usually based on age or form. There was also normally a regulation about the socks. Some schools shifted from knee socks to short socks during the summer. Footwear varied. Some schools selected shoes or sandals. The most common choices were black oxfords or brown school ("t" steap) sandals. Others left it up to the individual. While this was the normal classroom uniform , protective smocks or other grar was worn for some classess. There were also classess in which the children would dress up for special ptrojrcts or presentations. One example is a class project on a historical event like World War II evacuations.
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