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Sarah Forsyth from Edinburgh. Posted 12 Mar 2003.
We didn't have the huge range of clothes that kids have today. Apart from my school uniform which I also wore to church, I seemed to live in a kilt with an aran sweater in winter and an aertex blouse in summer. I wore ankle socks all the time and longed to be like my big sister who wore nylons! For my 12th birthday, I unwrapped a suspender belt and pack of nylons--they were my best present, and my sister had to show me how to put them on! I felt so grown-up.
My brother wore school uniform--navy shorts, white shirt and tie even on holiday and on Christmas day. Although he eventually had a pair of longs for home use, he had to wear the shorts at school until he was 15. Still, it was better than what a neighbour's son had to wear all the time--a tweed jacket and matching shorts!

Mind you, I think we looked far smarter than todays kids with all their casual "gear"

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