albert...@aol.com wrote:
> Male dress codes abound too.
>
> At Prep school, we boys had to wear a coat and tie to class and
> dinner. Freshmen had to wear a black tie. No jeans were allowed so
> we resorted to the ubiquitous navy blazer, grey or khaki pants and
> some kind of striped tie.....just like today! Then around 1970 the
> denim blazer came out! We were praising little baby Jesus because
> now we could wear jeans with our denim blazers to class.
My husband attended a prep school his junior year ('71/'72) and was
required to wear a shirt, tie, and coat. Nothing was said about the
pants requirement, so he wore shorts and hiking boots with he shirt,
tie, and coat. Even in the New Hampshire winter!
--
Kathleen
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