Fashion in primary school

[darren]

i started school in the late seventies 79 i think it was and i clearly remember uniforms been worn.

And its not changed really at all.

[Arran]

Ties seem to have declined in use over the past 20 or so years, except in Catholic schools.

[George 1978]

We never had a Primary Uniform - but yeah I loved my secondary 1 too 9or more like i loved flaunting the rules on it) if I am honest luke mate yeah!

I had no uniform in the Infants or Juniors either, although those schools are still around, they adapted uniform around the turn of the millennium - come Comprehensive School that was when kids in my class coincidently wore the same clothes as myself... Well, no coincidence actually, but you know what I mean.

[Arran]

The question is: what force resulted in British primary schools adopting uniforms by the 1990s?

Are there still any primary schools that don't have a uniform?

[lucasfemy083]

Re: Fashion in primary school

When I started primary school it was school uniform including shorts shirt tie and school cap. When the new head master took over in the mid 70's then uniform went out and daily fashion came in of flared trousers cheese shirts with large collars and tank tops with best alarm watches, all in clashing patterns and colours.

i was having same uniform when i was going to school. i loved me uniform so much.

[battyrat]

Re: Fashion in primary school

When I started primary school it was school uniform including shorts shirt tie and school cap. When the new head master took over in the mid 70's then uniform went out and daily fashion came in of flared trousers cheese shirts with large collars and tank tops, all in clashing patterns and colours.

[80sChav]

Re: Fashion in primary school

We had to wear grey trousers and red jumpers to school as our uniform in Infants/Junior school, with parkas/snorkels in winter like in that photo.
Having no interest in fashion then i'd just wear whatever my mum put out for me.

That was rather unlucky for you Mulletino mate ... I am glad we never had to though to be honest

Though if we had had chances to wear Ties as par the Uniform and we could have reverse-tied before Secondary .... that would have been amazing! (even if it had distillted the adventure in First Year/Year 7/8) of Secondary School!

80sChav

[George 1978]

Re: Fashion in primary school

Same here darren my old chum, our School never had Uniform at primary School oddly - I don't know why though to be honest!

The freedom of expression, a bit like independence from the EU.

[80sChav]

Re: Fashion in primary school

When i went to school 79 i think it was we did have a uniform to wear.

I wasnt aware of fashion in primary school and i still aint got any fashion clothes wise.

Same here darren my old chum, our School never had Uniform at primary School oddly - I don't know why though to be honest!

Don't do yourself down though regards Fashion taste mate - I knowand am sure you have taste mate!

80sChav

[80sChav]

Re: Fashion in primary school

Is it me, or does it seem to be a very American thing to not have a school uniform? I have in my mind Saved By The Bell and series like that where the pupils, (or should I say students?) can wear what they please without even getting detention.

It seems odd that the male Summer Bay High pupils in Home and Away can wear jeans but have to wear a tie - (well, it was like that in the "Angel" era of the mid 1990s).

True yeah I agree George, about America and australia - though both are totaly different cultures etc I see your point and especialy Home and Away as was so for Neighbours "back in the day", but i think they have improved the Erinsborough High Uniform reflection considerably (in terms of real life reflection) and more so, since the move from BBC1 to Chanel 5 and the updating of filming and adjustments to the sets etc - which are also far more believeable too, too in my opinion

Though look at Grange Hill irca the late 80s to early 90s how so many had their Ties thin side out (and Mr Bronson was supposed to be a stickler for the rules) but in the real world a Bronco Type teacher never would have omitted this!!

Moving further onto GH - look at the 90-93 Opening Credits with the amount of Trainers in the Opening Credits - atotal total poor reflection (though it was true in many Schools - it also never added up for/to me)!!

80sChav

[George 1978]

Re: Fashion in primary school

Is it me, or does it seem to be a very American thing to not have a school uniform? I have in my mind Saved By The Bell and series like that where the pupils, (or should I say students?) can wear what they please without even getting detention.

It seems odd that the male Summer Bay High pupils in Home and Away can wear jeans but have to wear a tie - (well, it was like that in the "Angel" era of the mid 1990s).

[George 1978]

Re: Fashion in primary school

The Infant and Junior schools had no uniform when I was there, and I didn't have to wear one until Comprehensive School - the previous schools that I went to now have uniform (the Juniors started theirs in around 2001).

But wasn't it great that although we had to go to school, at least in my day, we were still independent when it came to what we could wear - I won't say that that I miss those days as I obviously don't need to wear a school uniform now!

Let's look at it this way: are there any schools in Great Britain or overseas where the members of the teaching staff have to wear a uniform? To be fair, most of the teachers back then dressed in such a way that it looked as if they wore a uniform compared to the kids in our class!

[darren]

Re: Fashion in primary school

When i went to school 79 i think it was we did have a uniform to wear.

I wasnt aware of fashion in primary school and i still aint got any fashion clothes wise.

[Mulletino]

Re: Fashion in primary school

We had to wear grey trousers and red jumpers to school as our uniform in Infants/Junior school, with parkas/snorkels in winter like in that photo.
Having no interest in fashion then i'd just wear whatever my mum put out for me.

[teepee]

Re: Fashion in primary school

I can't remember any of us being interested in, or even aware of, fashion in primary school. But then I was at primary late 60s-early 70s. And in Birmingham at that!