Senoir boys at The Edinburgh Academy are wearing their green tweed jackets for the last time this week. After 40 years, the garment has been ditched from the school uniform.
A new blue blazer is being introduced in September, and after March 30 the boys will be changing to a lightweight navy blazer for the summer. Academy rector John Light said the school was situated on two nearby campuses, but was very much a single school. "We hope that by introducing a co-ordinated uniform we will reflect our one-school philosophy," he said.
Much of the new uniform is Academy blue in colour and has been designed around clothes worn by pupils in the school's archives. Former pupils who have worn the green jacket down the years include TV presenter Nicky Campbell, Coldplay guitarist Guy Berryman and Scottish rugby star Mike Blair.
Source: news.scotsman.com
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