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That fits with what I remember from the '70s. However I think at the time there was a push to have the buckles at the front for event. If you look at the various house photos from the time, of the few that can be seen, only some are at the front (more or less).Mid A 15 wrote:I have to report that we often had our buckles to the back in the sixties and early seventies. We also wore our girdles round our hips rather than our waists.
No idea why all this time later! Must have been some sort of "fashion" thing at the time though!
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As far as I was aware people only wore their Broadies at the back to rebel against the fact they should have been worn at the front!palgsm93 wrote:After a brief look through the CH Photos section, it seems that people began wearing their Broadies at the back sometime after 1986.
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Ah Yes, that was what I was thinking when I asked if this was a 'Human Rights' thing.Vonny wrote:As far as I was aware people only wore their Broadies at the back to rebel against the fact they should have been worn at the front!
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Nothing to add re- buckles but I well remember teaching in London in the 80s. The Head was adamant that we kept the school uniform as the pupils had to have something 'to kick against'. She would rather have the variations on the uniform than graffitti etc. How many ways does a CH pupil have to assert their independence when in uniform?
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I remember the excitement of becoming a senior on the UF and being allowed to wear a jumper of any colour under your housey coat.Katharine wrote:How many ways does a CH pupil have to assert their independence when in uniform?
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You went to Horsham as a senior, but I was only on my LE in September 1985, wearing navy blue jumpers and regulation pants!Vonny wrote:I don't remember that at all!cj wrote:I remember the excitement of becoming a senior on the UF and being allowed to wear a jumper of any colour under your housey coat.
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This was the same in the '70s.cj wrote:I remember the excitement of becoming a senior on the UF and being allowed to wear a jumper of any colour under your housey coat.Katharine wrote:How many ways does a CH pupil have to assert their independence when in uniform?
Waistcoats were another must-have item for a while - we used to raid the charity shops for them.
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Oh yeah I thought you were just a year below me but you weren't!cj wrote:You went to Horsham as a senior, but I was only on my LE in September 1985, wearing navy blue jumpers and regulation pants!Vonny wrote:I don't remember that at all!cj wrote:I remember the excitement of becoming a senior on the UF and being allowed to wear a jumper of any colour under your housey coat.
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