SoWest 70s 80s 90s Brownie Girl Guide Fancy Dress Costume Outfit

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In 2000, top fashion designer Ally Capellino, whose clients include Kate Moss, Sadie Frost and Zoe Ball, revamped the uniform.

Today, Brownies can enjoy camp activities like abseiling, zip-lining and high-wire trails which are suited to leisurewear outfits and trainers. 1990s Uniform The second major change as the uniform got a makeover from designer Jeff Banks. The uniform consisted of mix and match items of the following; sweatshirt, jumper, polo shirt, t-shirt, jogging bottoms, skirt and trousers all in bright 'Guide' blue and navy. Badges were worn on a navy sash. Brownies might also want to accessorise with other items from our range, for example, with a baseball cap, but this is not part of the uniform. Where do Brownie badges go?Archives, like the Girlguiding Archive Resource Centre, keep collections of old uniforms and badges in a safe, closed environment. This means that the temperature can be controlled, neither too hot or too cold, and the air is dry to prevent mould or mildew from growing. The uniforms and badges are carefully stored, which preserves them for future study. In 1987, when Rainbows Guides were first formed they wore a sleeveless tabard over their usual clothes. All the Rainbows in a particular unit wore the same coloured tabard. The promise made by Brownies in the 1950s was the same as the 1940s promise: “I promise to do my best to do my duty to God and the King and to help other people everyday, especially those at home”, until 1953, when Queen Elizabeth II ascended the throne following the death of her father King George VI. The promise then changed, replacing ‘King’ with ‘Queen’.

Girlguiding UK, Uniforms in Guiding, Girlguiding UK Posters. [09/05/14]. Available from the World Wide Web: < http://www.girlguiding.org.uk/pdf/Guiding_wear_history.pdf> Rangers had a dress of 'Headquarters' blue, a navy blue hat with red badge, and either a striped or plain tie. Trainers instead of more traditional shoes, often school shoes, completed the transformation from military uniform to casual wear.After a long struggle, women had been given suffrage, the right to vote, in 1918 during the first wave of feminism. Women were gradually beginning to move towards gender equality with men, with more women entering the workplace after WW1. During the 1920s, women began cutting their hair shorter and wearing skirts and dresses with shorter hems: fashion trends reflected in Brownie and Guide uniforms. 1920s Promise Badge

Jeff Banks overhauled the Guiders uniform too. It was made up of, polo shirt (Navy or white), sweatshirt (navy) knitted jumper (light blue), knitted cardigan (light blue) cardigan (navy with white sleaves)and striped shirt (long and shorted sleaved). Plus casual wear (to be worn at camps and unit meeting) was available, these included a grey blouse, and rugby shirt, and 'surprise yourself' jersey tops. Our uniform guidelines for each age group explain what uniform should be worn when. Put simply, it's all about wearing clothing that is appropriate for the weather and activity. Sometimes this means official uniform and at other times casual wear. Uniform for formal events This uniform was designed by fashion designer, Jeff Banks and included a choice of sweatshirts (yellow or brown), T-shirts (yellow), shorts (brown), culottes (brown) and sweatpants (brown). The Brownies also wore a brown sash, which they would sew their badges on and had the choice of wearing a baseball cap. A new Promise Badge was introduced in 1993, which was a yellow trefoil. Made popular by designers like Mary Quant, the miniskirt reflected the growing youth population as ‘baby boomers’ born in the 1950s became entered their teenage years in the ‘swinging sixties’. Fashion moved away from the more conservative silhouettes of the 1940s and 1950s, and the second wave of feminism fought for increasing equality for women. 1960/70s Promise Badge I promise that I will do my best, to be true to myself and develop my beliefs, to serve the Queen and my community, to help other people and to keep the Brownie Guide Law”.In the 1930s, and through the 1940s, Brownie uniforms stayed the same. This was due to the outbreak of WW2, which limited the production of fabrics, and led to clothes rationing in 1941. ‘Make do and mend’ was a popular slogan during WW2, encouraging people to patch up old clothes to extend how long they could be worn for rather than buying new outfits. Even after the war ended, many people continued to reuse old clothes while the economy recovered. 1930/40s Promise Badge It was instilled in you to help old ladies cross the road. 8. You took your role of being a Sixer VERY seriously Girlguidng UK's uniform has seen many changes since the first girls turned up wearing a mix of Scout uniform and their normal clothing, in 1909, at the Crystal Palace rally. The uniform changes in the earily years were normally down to the fashion changes of the day, then later during the Second World War because material was hard to get hold of. Then after the War man made fibers were available, so again the uniform changed making it a little cheaper to buy. Finally during the 1990s the uniform was changed to make it more practical and fashionable for the girls to wear. Rainbows The addition of a cardigan would have made the uniform slightly more casual and comfortable, moving away from the more militaristic uniform design. 1950s Promise Badge Over the phone. Call us on 0161 941 227 any time between Monday to Friday from 9am to 5.30pm (9.30am on Wednesdays).