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I've got to wear school uniform but don't like it because I'm only at school voluntarily.

Black A-line skirt (wasn't allowed to wear trousers), White blouse with school tie, Black V-neck jumper, Black blazer, shoes and tights - nylon. Had to wear the tights even in Summer. Flipping horrible when it was hot and you had to walk 2 1/2 miles to get to school or home. Joy

Grey pleated skirt - could be box or knife pleats pale blue shirt pale/navy/black/white striped tie grey jumper grey coat blue beret grey knickers grey/white socks blue gym shorts blue netball skirt grey hockey culottes etc etc Skirt had to be no shorter than 3 inches above the knee when kneeling. Summer dress was made of blue/white/black thin striped material, it had to have sleeves and a high neck. But in the 6th form we could wear our own clothes - but no trousers, miniskirts or sleeveless tops. nell

We had a lovely uniform at Lady Edridge Cream shirt and purple/blue /yellow striped tie Navy blazer with a gorgeous crest depicting a crocus in purple and lilac Navy velour hat with yellow ribbon band and badge (same as crest) Navy skirt. Summer was a lilac gingham checked dress - not too fashionable but quite nice! We had to take our hats off when passing the local seconary modern other wise we would have been beaten up! Think that school uniforms are a really good idea as they give a sense of pride and identity! Allie

YUK Maroon skirt and jumper/cardigan Blue shirt Maroon knickers???? Beige socks Jesus sandles and I just missed the straw hat!! lol Lovely xx

Green V necked A line tunic with school crest Green A line skirt from year 4 White cotton blouse Green back and white striped tie Green V neck pullover with black & white stripe round neckband Green knickers Green black & white striped blazer (like the yachting regatta ones - wish I'd kept it!) Green gaberdine coat Green felt hat (like sailors have) Brown shoes & socks Green and white gingham summer dresses Jay

beret which was worn from school to home and home to school or else if you were caught without it was instant detention this was in the 50s things have changed a bit since then even the school name eileen

As far as I can remember, it was a long time ago Navy Skirt no more than [can't remember inches above the knee] Blue Blouse School Tie [can't remember colour but it was striped I think] White Socks Navy V Jumper with Pale blue stripe round V and cuffs Navy Felt Beret in winter Straw Boater with Navy/Blue ribbon round in summer Navy Blazer with braded trim round collar & cuffs Navy Raincoat

my school colours are red and gold but I don't bother wearing them lol I have a blazer but I haven't worn it for a while :-)

Navy Skirt - 2 inch above ot below the knee (could be ankle length in 6th form) White Blouse bottoned to the collor (Pale blue in 6th) Navy and white stripe tie (plain navy with school crest in 6th) Navy cardie or V necked jumper Black/ white/ navy socks or flesh / navy/ black tights Flat black shoes Black/ white/ navy hair accessories No make up No jewellry - except wrist watch (not applicable to 6th) Navy trousers (added when I was in year 18/ upper 6th) Pale blue polo shirt (plain white in 6th) for summer Navy / black coat with hood (no-one wore them longer than necessary) Navy/ black/ white gloves, scarf and bobbble hat (if very cold) PE plain White t-shirt navy gym knickers / cycle shorts navy tennis/ hockey skirt (no they are not the same! on is A line wrap the other has pleets) Navy sweet shirt Navy tracksuit bottems Suitable trainers /daps (plim soles) The uniform has since changed so the polo shirts are worn all year round - looks scruffy to me. I much prefer the drillers, sash and hats the girls wore when my greataunts went to the school! (by the way it was an all girls school)

Just remembered the lovely straw boater for the summer! Allie

Thanks girls just imagining you lot in your uniforms mmmmmmm! lol! Dx

Christine - your summer gear sounds very stylish! Where was your school? And Dave - BEHAVE! Allie x

Gray trousers, royal blue blazer with gold edging with a cap quartered in blue & gold. Once got a detention for being seen in the street without my cap on. I preferred to stuff it in a pocket. len

Navy blue serge 8-gore skirt that had to touch the ground when you were kneeling down. Now the skirt is more flared and light blue and navy soft check. Pale blue long sleeved shirt - same now, but V necked. Navy tie - no ties now. Navy blue V neck jumper - cardigans allowed now, not in my day! White long socks Stockings or tights were allowed after 4th form Brown flat shoes! (I've never ever worn brown shoes since!) Now they wear black shoes, goes much better with navy blue! Navy blazer with school badge and motto - In God we serve. Navy velour hat - which invariably had a crease at the back of the crown and was worn as far back on the head as gravity would allow! Straw boater with French navy coloured ribbons in the summer.. No hats at all worn now. Summer dresses were pale blue and white striped, with a white collar and trim around the short sleeves. Worn with a navy belt and cardigan - we looked like refugees from the nurses home! Navy blue knickers for PE and games (with pocket for our hankies!) worn with a pale blue Aertex shirt. We also wore a fetching little pale blue, Greek style short dress for Dance - and were bare footed of course! 40 years later my children and grandchildren roar with laughter when I describe my school uniform! Almost forgot, my boyfriend( now my husband) used to pick me up from school on his motor bike. I would take off my velour hat to put on my crash helmet. My French teacher, Miss Moore, would stand at the school gates and shout - 'Susan put your hat back on'. So I did - on top of my crash helmet and we drove down the road with my hat blowing in the wind on a piece of elastic! That got me many a detention, especially as all the other girls were helpless with laughter at her stupid request! Sue xx Hello to all the other Nonsuch girls out there :o)

Navy skirt/jumper/tights/blazer,stripey tie and pale blue shirt. I loved it. Louise

Sue - you remind me of my mother! She had a beret as part of her school uniform. Her cousin picked her up a number of times on his motorbike, and she use to do a quick swap beret for helmet! she and her cousin had tthe girls talking as they all thought he was her boyfriend, she was about 13/14 and he was nearer 20! She'd have killed me if I'd done the same though.

White blouse grey cardigan grey wool blouse winter green/purple/grey tie grey blazer green gaberdine green harris tweed coat winter (it was rough) green beret (must be worn at all times!) green knickers when we were younger and it had a pocket in it??? grey/white socks nylons thick later brown shoes sandals for indoor wear black gym shoes grey culottes for sport green summer dress straw panama for summer Took years for me to wear green again Norah

Ours was brown and bottle green...yuk! It was a childrens home/boarding/convent school. We had to wear TWO pairs of knickers. the white was changed daily while the bottle green was changed twice a week. We had to put out knicks and vest on while still under the bed clothes before lining up for the cold water wash in the bathrooms. On Sundays we got to wear our Chaple dresses....dont ask! ... Also we earnt the right to wear a felt chaple cap with a tassle....blue if we were goodish....green if we were gooder...and gold if we were teachers pets...... I once wrote home telling that I had got my blue tassle!(Mum thought I'd gone mad) only to write another letter the next week to say that I'd lost my blue tassle :-( I lost one shilling a week pocket money too....NO sweets that week! I rarely got my one bob! lol Gerri x

When I was at Juniors..... anyone remember Mums putting a sheet of newspaper in your gaberdine over your chest to keep the cold out in the winter? lol I'd get up the road and dump it! lol