Figure 1.--This is the uniform at the Knox Preparatory School in New South Wales. I'm not sure how common these wide-brimmed hats are at other schools.
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Figure 1.--This is the uniform at the Knox Preparatory School in New South Wales. I'm not sure how common these wide-brimmed hats are at other schools. |
Many Australian schools have introduced new styled wide-brimmed hats. Yje gat has a wide brim and a flat crown. I am not sure when they first appeared. The earliest we have noted them was the 1990s. They may be related with the concern over sun-safe clothing that became more prevalent in the 1990s. This is part because of concerns over the depletion of the ozone hole and rising levels of UV radiation, a particular concern in a country like Australia located so close to the Antarctic and where people, especially children, so enjoy the outdoor life. The styles are being adopted by both private and state schools. We note them at prep schools as well as private and state secondary schools. We are not sure how common they are. Several schools have adopted them, but we do not think they are very common.
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