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The uniform of Eton College, unchanged since about 1820. The century opened with the Health and Morals of Apprentices Act 1802 which attempted to ensure children were instructed in reading, writing and religion but it was not effectively policed. Boys continued to wear their own clothes. [7]
Eton College (/ ˈ iː t ən / ⓘ EE-tən) [3] is a public fee-charging and boarding secondary school for boys aged 13–18, in Eton, Berkshire, England.It has educated prime ministers, world leaders, Nobel laureates, Academy Award and BAFTA award-winning actors, and generations of the aristocracy, and has been referred to as "the nurse of England's statesmen". [4]
Billings and Edmonds is a British school uniform supplier. It was originally a gentlemen's tailor, and later changed its tailoring business towards the school uniform market. They operate an online business but also have High Street shops in Eton, Harrow on the Hill and Chiswick. The Harrow Branch, which serves Harrow School boys, until the ...
When Prince William enrolled at Eton College in 1995, he became the first senior royal to enroll in the school in Berkshire, England. ... The Eton uniform consists of a tail-coat, waistcoat, and ...
In the early 1800s, Eton College adopted it for first year students' uniforms; it was referred to as an Eton jacket. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Civilians first adopted a white mess jacket in 1933 to wear in the tropical weather of Palm Beach, Florida , a popular tourist destination. [ 1 ]
In 2007 the full uniform was estimated to cost £3,500. [29] ... Antony Acland (1930–2021), former British diplomat and Provost of Eton College [79]
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In 2015, the Sunday Times awarded the school with the title of 'The Sunday Times Sixth-form College of The Year'. It was the first free school to be named the best sixth form in the country". [6] In 2016 eight students gained offers from Oxford University and the University of Cambridge, receiving much national media attention. [7]