Your First Year at High/Secondary School

[80sChav]

Re: Your First Year at High/Secondary School

I think pushing the uniform code was something that happened at every school

At our school the uniform was black trousers, white shirt, grey jumper and school tie (black with thin yellow diagonal stripes), black shoes and black blazer/ jacket. It was a competition to get your tie knot as small as possible.

It soon became a fashion to wear Doc Martens boots - 10 hole not 8 hole, and to wear trousers that were slightly too short so you showed off your "Docs". This lead to the school introducing a rule stating that your trouser bottoms couldn't be more than an inch above your ankle

We also had a fashion for black Harrington jackets that we'd wear inside out showing the tartan lining. This was also banned by the school

I have pictures of myself from those days. I was 6' 5" at about fourteen and in those pics I like like a right yobbo. In reality I was (and still am) as soft as a baby.

Cheers,
Finnthedude.

The Doc Marten trend really took off 9though I don't recall it as a trend at school), Finn - though I recall back in the day when Max Griggs (who once owned Rushden & Diamonds football Club or who had a share in it) owned a Shop in blackpool (and may-be in other Towns dedicated to Doc Martin attire)

Either way both these and the Harrington Jackets well epiutone the 80s (though I shall have to check the Harringtons out) to re recall them lol

80sChav

[80sChav]

Re: Your First Year at High/Secondary School

No, I wore it the "traditional" way, but the secret to making the knot as small as possible was to make the thin bit as short as possible so your knot had the least amount of material possible. This meant that your tie was very long and could be tucked into your trousers


Cheers,
Finnthedude.

Hmm I had my Tie as so at School Finn until we all had the courage to put the narrow bit out on it's own and the fat bit tucked in. A nice style inddeed (way better than the "Chunky" style of Today I feel).

[Finnthedude]

Re: Your First Year at High/Secondary School

So you had your Tie with the thin bit onluy "out" then mate yeah?

No, I wore it the "traditional" way, but the secret to making the knot as small as possible was to make the thin bit as short as possible so your knot had the least amount of material possible. This meant that your tie was very long and could be tucked into your trousers

Cheers,
Finnthedude.

[80sChav]

Re: Your First Year at High/Secondary School

I think pushing the uniform code was something that happened at every school

At our school the uniform was black trousers, white shirt, grey jumper and school tie (black with thin yellow diagonal stripes), black shoes and black blazer/ jacket. It was a competition to get your tie knot as small as possible.

It soon became a fashion to wear Doc Martens boots - 10 hole not 8 hole, and to wear trousers that were slightly too short so you showed off your "Docs". This lead to the school introducing a rule stating that your trouser bottoms couldn't be more than an inch above your ankle

We also had a fashion for black Harrington jackets that we'd wear inside out showing the tartan lining. This was also banned by the school

I have pictures of myself from those days. I was 6' 5" at about fourteen and in those pics I like like a right yobbo. In reality I was (and still am) as soft as a baby.

Cheers,
Finnthedude.

So you had your Tie with the thin bit onluy "out" then mate yeah?

[Finnthedude]

Re: Your First Year at High/Secondary School

I think pushing the uniform code was something that happened at every school

At our school the uniform was black trousers, white shirt, grey jumper and school tie (black with thin yellow diagonal stripes), black shoes and black blazer/ jacket. It was a competition to get your tie knot as small as possible.

It soon became a fashion to wear Doc Martens boots - 10 hole not 8 hole, and to wear trousers that were slightly too short so you showed off your "Docs". This lead to the school introducing a rule stating that your trouser bottoms couldn't be more than an inch above your ankle

We also had a fashion for black Harrington jackets that we'd wear inside out showing the tartan lining. This was also banned by the school

I have pictures of myself from those days. I was 6' 5" at about fourteen and in those pics I like like a right yobbo. In reality I was (and still am) as soft as a baby.

Cheers,
Finnthedude.

[80sChav]

Re: Your First Year at High/Secondary School

yep ok go ahead mate.
was everyone given a handbook like this mate.

Yeah we were given a sort of Handbook too Darren. I still have it, it fell to bits within too minutes of getting it. Though of course they had to be made cheap, this was made beyond on the cheap!

[80sChav]

Re: Your First Year at High/Secondary School

Light blue shirt, navy/royal blue/black or gery v neck and black trousers. That was about it.Once you got to the 3rd year you could get away with a blue Fred Perry instead of the shirt and jumbo cords instead of trousers.

Sounds good yeah!

[branny]

Re: Your First Year at High/Secondary School

Light blue shirt, navy/royal blue/black or gery v neck and black trousers. That was about it.Once you got to the 3rd year you could get away with a blue Fred Perry instead of the shirt and jumbo cords instead of trousers.

[sweep]

Re: Your First Year at High/Secondary School

My first day at secondary school was terrifying i remember one boy being picked up and slammed hard against a wall by the PE teacher for forgetting his kit kids being slapped around the head again by a teacher and fifth formers hanging out by the toilets waiting for first years to flush (definitely happened) having just left a junior school were all the teachers were nice it was one hell of a shock to the system.

[80sChav]

Re: Your First Year at High/Secondary School

So what was your Uniform like then, bRanny?!!

[branny]

Re: Your First Year at High/Secondary School

We didn't have a tie with our uniform but the toilet flushing urban myth was in circulation. It was quite a rough school and during the first assembly, the lad behind kept kicking my chair. I told him to stop and he offered me out. "Peacock at half 3". The Peacock was a monument at the front entrance, also the designated meeting point for any fights. I turned up, he didn't. That was the closest I came to a scrap. I wasn't the biggest of lads and the attitude was such that there was nothing to be gained by picking a fight with a shorta**e so I managed to stay under the radar so to speak.

[80sChav]

Re: Your First Year at High/Secondary School

yep ok go ahead mate.
was everyone given a handbook like this mate.

Yeah and we filled thing's in ... but man the place was a dump ......

So did you never have your Tie as so?

[darren]

Re: Your First Year at High/Secondary School

So if you are interested Darren, let me know please mate. Thanks.

yep ok go ahead mate.
was everyone given a handbook like this mate.

[80sChav]

Re: Your First Year at High/Secondary School

On this subject i've still got a little Handbook type thing's of does and dont's and what you could do at Lunch at High School somewhere ... which is great and a real memory type thing I reflect on occasionaly! One of the only good thing's that School ever did for me in 2 and a bit years at that particular School!!

[80sChav]

Re: Your First Year at High/Secondary School

So if you are interested Darren, let me know please mate. Thanks.