In its early days, St George's didn’t have an official uniform, but all girls were expected to dress appropriately for the school day. It wasn’t until into the 1900s that the St G’s fashion sense kicked in and the girls sported long skirts and white blouses (even for hockey!).

It wasn’t until the 1960s when Mrs Jean Lindsay was Headmistress, that we saw the addition of colour to the uniform. The girls were introduced to and wore what will always be known as the classic and oh- so-fashionable ‘Ancient Red’ cardigan/ jumper. (If you were there in the mid to late 1970s, the trendy look was to wear both!) 

If we fast forward 60 years, and the iconic colours remain, but thankfully the uniform has evolved into something modern, comfortable and much more practical. 

Here's what some nostalgic pupils from the 1960s had to say about their uniforms: 
 
1. No more scratchy Harris tweed skirts and heavy (did we mention extremely expensive?) coats. Ah, the sheer joy of avoiding a full-body exfoliation every morning! 

2. No more doubling up with the Start Rite or Clark's shoes. BROWN ones - and one pair for in and one for out. All very confusing and my, you were in trouble if you got it wrong.

3. Trainers have replaced the black-and-white plimsolls and, later, the Greenflash (which if you kept, came back into fashion in the 2000s) and material hockey boots. These were both so impractical in the wet Scottish weather! 

4. Oversized navy knickers had to be worn on top of everyday pants, doubling up as gym kit. They were the multitasking garment of nightmares—uncomfortable and highly unattractive, but hey, efficient! 

5. Divided skirts (culottes) weren’t the most practical for sports, especially when made from flannel. With their ability to soaked up the rain too easily and dry slowly they resulted in many raw legs!                                                                   

6. Speaking of the weather, anyone remember wearing a tracksuit? Didn’t think so. There’s a reason. Tracksuits were the stuff of legends... or urban myths. 

7. And the hats—the black one with the badge for winter and the straw one for summer. The best party trick (not popular with parents) was to drop the straw hat in a puddle and watch it turn an impressive shade of green and morph into a new shape entirely! 

We’re sure many of you have your own hilarious memories from those days. Feel free to share your tales from the tweed trenches!