A Cultural History of School Uniform

by: Kate Stephenson (Author)

Publisher: Univ of Exeter Pr

Publication Date: 2023/9/12

Language: English

Print Length: 232 pages

ISBN-10: 1804131210

ISBN-13: 9781804131213

Book Description

What’s a djibbah, how long has the old school tie been around and do yellow petticoats really repel vermin? This book will provide answers to these questions and more, in an engaging foray into 500 years of British school uniform history from the charity schools of the sixteenth century through the Victorian public schools to the present day.

About the Author

What’s a djibbah, how long has the old school tie been around and do yellow petticoats really repel vermin? This book will provide answers to these questions and more, in an engaging foray into 500 years of British school uniform history from the charity schools of the sixteenth century through the Victorian public schools to the present day.