 Figure 1.--This cabinet portrait shows an unidentified boys' school in Dundee. The Portrait is undatedm vut was probably taken about 1900. Almost all the boys wear knee socks. Norice the different tops. |
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Scottish boys have worn a variety of hosiery over time. We note many boys wearing knee socks. We see Scottish boys mostly wearing knee socks in the early-20th century. Several of the elite Scottish private schools, both public and preparatory schools, had uniforms with colored knee socks (blue, red, burgandy, purple, green, and black). Red was a particularly popular color. This is in sharp contrast to English schools which usually had grey knee socks. Interestingly the color bands on the knee socks often worn by Englisgh school boys are not commonly seen at Scottish schools.
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