Uniforms in guiding - Girlguiding UK

Uniforms in guidingIn 1909 girls wantingto become ‘Scouts’adopt a makeshiftuniform based on thegarments the boyswear. Generally it is alarge khaki hat withthe Scout fleur-de-lisbadge, a khaki shirtwith a long skirt ineither lincoln-green,dark grey or navyblue.By the 1920s a definite changeemerges. Shirts are commonlyworn outside the skirt andsecured with a belt. OnlyPatrol Leaders and theirSeconds wear lanyards.Distinguishing badges aremoved to the left breastpocket.Proficiency badges (nowcalled interest badges)are worn on the rightsleeve starting at the topand working downwards.In his Scheme for Girl Guides, Robert Baden-Powell suggests that Guides weara jersey, tie in their Company colour, dark-blue skirt, red biretta (beret) orstraw hat (summer). The stiff-brimmed navy-blue hat, dark-blue shirt, palebluetie, belt and accessories are introduced in 1911.© The Guide Association 2009 Every effort has been made to trace the holders of copyright material: The Guide Association apologises if anyone has not been properly acknowledged.In the early 1920s, a dark-blue cotton dress is added to the range andbecomes very popular throughout the 1930s.Guide uniforms1909–1945A smaller, softer hat without a chin strapis introduced in the 1930s and remainspopular until the end of World War II.

Marina GalleryUniforms in guidingGuide uniform changesdramatically in 1946(left). A new shirt inbright blue (later to beknown as Guide blue) isworn inside a navy-blueskirt. A navy-blue feltberet becomes thenew headwear.Kelvin RogersIn 1981 a blouse with no pockets is worn tucked into a navy-blueskirt. The tie reverts to a neckerchief worn with a wogglesimilar in style to the ones sported by early Guides.© The Guide Association 2009 Every effort has been made to trace the holders of copyright material: The Guide Association apologises if anyone has not been properly acknowledged.To keep Guide wearup-to-date andappealing newitems created byfashion designerAlly Capellino areadded to the rangein 2000.Terence DonovanHoulton ArchiveIn 1964 an air-hostess style cap is introduced, followed in 1965by an overblouse with three-quarter length sleeves (right). Theloose ends of the tie fit through a tie ring on the blouse. In 1968the blouse is modified to long sleeves and the tie worn througha blue woggle. The belt becomes optional.Guide uniforms1946 to dateA new range of mix and match garments designed by JeffBanks is launched in 1990. This includes a t-shirt, poloshirt, sweatshirts, trousers, skirt, culottes, a badge sashand other items.

In 1914 the first suggested uniform for Brownies, then called Rosebuds (aboveand below), was a dark-blue skirt, knickers, knitted jersey and cap or ‘tam.’ In 1915additional brown and blue items were suggested in the Girl Guide Gazette. Thesewere an overall, skirt and jersey, belt, hat or cap trimmed with brown, and a tie.Uniforms in guidingThese 1926 Brownies wear the official 1917 uniform of a brown tunic dress withpatch pockets, brown belt, knitted cap or rush hat and brown tie. The ends of thetie were worn loose until 1921 when the style is to fold them up. The rush hatproves to be the most popular headwear until 1936.© The Guide Association 2009 Every effort has been made to trace the holders of copyright material: The Guide Association apologises if anyone has not been properly acknowledged.The 1932 Brownie uniform(right) is brightened up in1938 by the introductionof an option to wear agold tie, rather than thebrown one. The wholePack wear the samecolour.Brownie uniformsc1914–1940Marion CrowdyThese Brownies in 1932 wear the ‘pork pie’ hat with buttons that was introduced in1917. The woolly hat remained popular until the 1960s. The Six emblem is moved tothe right breast in 1931.

Houlton ArchiveUniforms in guidingThe cotton hat, introduced in 1934 as an alternative to the rush hat,is popular during World War II. The rush hat was discontinued in 1936.In 1973, a knitted brown bobblehat takes precedence over theberet, which is discontinued⊳As part of the Brownierenewal, Brownies weregiven a completely newlook by fashion designerAlly Capellino in 2002.The new mix and matchoutfits all feature thelatest Brownie logo.Kent Messenger Group Newspapers© The Guide Association 2009 Every effort has been made to trace the holders of copyright material: The Guide Association apologises if anyone has not been properly acknowledged.EMPICS/S&GNigel TaylorA range of mix and match garments designed wasintroduced in 1990 andincluded a t-shirt,polo shirt, sweatshirt,sweatpants, culottes anda badge sash. The logowas changed in1994.Terence DonovanThe cotton hat is discontinued in 1950 when the brown woolberet is introduced. The 1967 uniform (left) is abrown dress with pockets in the skirt, rather than the bodice.It is worn with a new-style yellow cross-over tie.Brownie uniforms1934 to date