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Dec 16, 2022 · Call these straw hats 'boaters' at your own peril. Boys have to lacquer their own hats with varnish. Some boys wear hats passed down by their fathers and even grandfathers. Harrow...
- Will Noble
Boys also wear a Harrow hat, a straw hat with a dark blue band similar to a boater, but shallower in crown and broader in brim. The School blue-and-white woollen scarf and dark blue woollen overcoat may be worn in cold weather.
Oct 10, 2018 · Harrovians roving the streets of Harrow can be quickly identified by their uniforms. The most common is the ‘day’ uniform, which boys wear to classes. It consists of a white shirt, black tie, ‘greyers’, black shoes, a ‘bluer’ and the classic Harrow hat.
- London Travel Writer
Jan 11, 2023 · The most distinctive part of the Harrow School uniform is the straw hat (which, under no circumstances may be described as a ‘boater’). The straw hat is worn by Harrow School boys throughout the summer and replaced in winter by a felt hat.
- Nicci Rae
Mar 10, 2022 · While strolling around Harrow on The Hill, you have no doubt seen Harrow School students on the street wearing their distinctive straw hats. What you may not know is that each student is responsible for lacquering their own hats with varnish when joining the school.
Aug 23, 2013 · The straw hats, for instance, must be worn at all times when outside, and being seen without one means instant punishment. ‘They’re quite annoying,’ says new boy Olly of his hat (which will...
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Traditional boater style straw hat with navy blue band, the "iconic Harrow Hat". The famous two-inch low crown hat dates from the 1860s but the brim length was narrow up to 1873. Between 1873-1877, the brim widened gradually until its present breadth of three inches.
