Figure 1.--This cabinet card portrait shows an unidentified Scottish school group. We are not sure what the group is, but supect it ss a private school class, despite the fact it was a coed class. The children are very well dresses. Most of the boys wear Eton collars. The portatit is undated, but looks like the 1910s. The children look abou 9 years old. The sudio is Wohlgemuth in Glasgow.

Boys shirts for Scottish schools were varied over time. We do noy have a lot of information omn the 19th century. We see a lot of boys wearing Eron collars in the late-19th and early-20th cenyry. These were derachable collars. We are mot enirely sure what the Eron collars were attached to. They were usually worn sith suit coats/blazers and vests, so you don't get to see the actual shirt garment. School Eton collars were commonly worn without ties. After World War I the Eton collar began declining. We see boys and girls wearing white shirts and blouses Many boys wore grey shirts for everyday wear. Ties were common, but we see some schools wearing open collars anf no ties. This became more common during World War II, but we also see iy after the war. The boys shirts usually had pointed collars. The girls often had rounded Peer Pan collars. this apttern continued for the rest of the century for the schools that had uniforms. At the end of the century we see more casual sttles appearing like polo shirts which were worn without buttoned collars and ties. This trend became more common in the early 21st century. Many school adopted these casual shirts and bloses in the school colors. Private schools would also have more formal muniform with white shirts.

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