Hogwarts Uniform with Link

[Steve]

No: HPFGUIDX 116794


--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Saitaina" <saitaina at f...> wrote:
> Meri wrote:
> 
> <I believe that the reason they chose to do uniform likeoutfits in 
> the films was to make the kids look less like they were wearing lame
>  Halloween costumes. >

> Santaina:
>
> But it IS a private (...) boarding school. Most of these have 
> uniforms...at least the private day schools I attended did.
> 
> I could see them wearing muggle clothes under their robes during the
> "off hours" but not during the school day.
> 
> And while I prefer to think of them lounging around the common room 
> in their normal wear (jumpers, trousers, what have you) and throwing
> on their robes only when heading into the school proper ...edited...
> 
> Saitaina

bboyminn:

I think the books are implying that the student robes are closer to
the robes we see McGonagall and Dumbledore wear in the movies,
although perhaps not as fancy. A cruder version of them might be
similar to a monks robe. 

But I don't see that as being very practical for modern kids (muggle
or magic). So, for the sake of the movie, I think the more typical
school uniforms with (for lack of a better term) academic robes were
good choice.

Here is a link that has been posted here many times before, but it's
always worth a look especially for non-Brits who can't imagine school
uniforms.

"British Schoolboy Uniforms"
http://www.archivist.f2s.com/bsu/Bsu.html

Take special note of the Blue Coat uniforms. Today there are many
'Blue Coat' schools in Britain, and I think all but the most
traditional have switched to simple blue blazers.

Also, note that the schools were brutally strict about making sure the
students wore their uniforms completely and properly at all times. If
you were seen outside of school without your hat on, it would be
detention faster than you could say 'unfair'.

Just a few thoughts.

Steve/bboyminn (was bboy_mn)