I've just joined after having fun reading about these school uniform horrors and remembered mine without the fun!!!
I went to a prate school in Plymouth and although that was late 1970's early 1980's I guess it was really old fashioned and strict then.
Winter it was light blue blouse, tie, knee length blue kilt, blue pullover, navy blue, light blue, yellow striped blazer, navy knickers, fawn knee socks, brown shoes, navy gabardine coat with hood and blue bowler hat (later in year 11 it was a corduroy beret).
Summer same except, no tie, white ankle socks and straw boater. You could also wear a summer striped skirt instead of the kilt but not many did.
This was up until year 11, and no tights were allowed ever. only socks! It was very strict and if caught not wearing your hat, it was bog trouble and I got caught more then once, and mum was as strict as the teachers and prefects.
Lower 6th was similar except a skirt instead of a kilt, flesh coloured tights were allowed, no tie was worn and the hat was a more normal beret. The rules were still as strict though.
Upper 6th was always a different colour suit uniform each year with a hat only worn on special days.
The last year was best because believe me we all hated the hats.
Can anyone beat that for a uniform in the 1980's?
Oddly after I left they finally relented on the hats in the very late 1980's, and it did seem strange to see the girl without hats, and now the school has merged with the local boys private school.
I may have hated the uniform, but feels sad the school is no longer....
Parents-in-Law. What do/did you call them?