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germanrockstar

School uniform
replied on: 4/5/2007 10:46:51 PM

Reading Suzard's comments re the HGS girl's uniform brought back memories. The blue/white, green/white candystriped summer dresses in the 1960's seemed to have too much material in the skirts and I can remember walking across the yard to the science block having to hold down the skirt as the wind used to get underneath these full skirts and blow them up over your head. It was an awful garment and I cannot believe that someone had designed it. In fact we all could not understand why the previous summer uniform had been superceded as it seemed much nicer. Likewise I was also annoyed that the navy gymslip had been changed when I arrived at the school to be replaced by a horrid grey pleated skirt, white blouse, black V neck jumper and school tie. I liked the tie and the blazer though.

We had to wear thick grey knickers for gym too with a white aertex blouse. The knickers were horrible scratchy things and all the school could look over the balcony and view you doing gymnastics. Very embarrassing.

Hated the green mac. My mum bought me a long one thinking I would grow into it and it would last me through the school. Unfortunately at that point I stopped growing and spent miserable years going back and forth to school in a mid-calf length mac. This was the 60's and mini skirts were all the rage.

By the 6th form in about 1967, the 6th formers managed to persuade Mr Stone, the head to agree to let them dispense with the uniform. But this was only a privelege for the 6th formers.

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