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

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Promise Badge: the badge awarded to Brownies or Guides who have participated in the Promise ceremony and have become full members of the Guiding community Trainers instead of more traditional shoes, often school shoes, completed the transformation from military uniform to casual wear. It was instilled in you to help old ladies cross the road. 8. You took your role of being a Sixer VERY seriously 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. All girls should have a uniform top and bottom chosen from the Brownie uniform range. These can be worn for unit meetings, trips and events where formal uniform is needed.

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? 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”. British Girlguiding Overseas might wear Girlguiding uniform or they might adapt or design suitable guiding wear for their members. The clothing should suit the climate and customs of the country concerned.Union flag badge -this badge should be worn at international events,on the left shoulder of the uniform top. Dresses which Brownies might wear. The first should be either brown or blue; the second and third blue; and the fourth brown. Nos. 3 and 4 are suggested as being the best.” From this, we can learn that the 1920s Brownie uniform was originally considered to be made in blue rather than brown, in keeping with the original Rosebud design.

This was the first time Brownies were fully integrated into the guiding family, and the promise to keep the “Brownie Guide law” reflects this. The Promise Badges also changed to represent the new status of Brownies, with the Brownie Man depicted inside a Guide Trefoil. Made of a silver metal, two versions of this badge were made, the original with the space between the Trefoil and Brownie Man cut out, and a later 1971 revision with the space filled in and the letters “GG” for Girl Guides added. 1980s Uniform When metal was needed for the production of munitions and military vehicles, Brownie Promise Badges first simplified their design to use less metal, and then due to further restrictions, were no longer available to all Brownies. Instead, Brownies were encouraged to find alternative badges, and girls with older sisters who were Brownies before them may have re-used older badge designs as well as more Brownies wearing hand-me-down uniforms over the 16 year period. 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 Wearing uniform is a guiding tradition that is till relevant today. It helps bring people together. We should always remember that it isn't the uniform that defines a Girlguiding member, it is living the Promise and Law. The 1920s Promise Badge introduced the Brownie Man, a dancing figure of a folkloric Brownie wearing a pointed cap. The badge would attach to the uniform bib with a wire pin. In 1932, shortly before the uniform design changed, the original safety pin design was swapped for a metal bar to prevent breakages. 1930s and 1940s UniformToday's Brownie uniform, which was introduced in 2002, was created by catwalk designer Ally Capellino. 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 My Mother wore this 1970s uniform when she was a Brownie; however the uniform radically changed in 1990 meaning that I was to wear the yellow and brown uniforms that were designed by Jeff Banks. This newer uniform was a lot more practical and hard wearing, and like the current uniform it comprised of a combination of items for a 'mix and match' outfit. As we can see the Brownie uniform has come a long way from the heavy woollen skirts and jerseys of 1914 to a uniform more comfortable and suitable for the 21st Century girl. The uniform is due to change again this year, I wonder how much more it will alter in the future?

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. Leisure wear would be reserved for camps rather than regular unit meetings, where Brownies would be among other guiding community members rather than the public. As a result, girls dressing in a more formal uniform was unnecessary, and more shorts and t-shirts would be more practical for increasingly adventurous activities on offer to Brownies. There was no Guide uniform in 1908 because there were officially no Girl Guides. However, some girls had organised themselves into self-led groups and had adapted the Scout uniform for themselves. They wore a long khaki or Lincoln green skirt, a khaki blouse, and a khaki brimmed hat.Promise badges-These should be worn on the badge sash or worn on the left-hand side of their uniform, closest to their heart. It was still not compulsory for Brownies to wear a uniform, but they wore either; the uniform stated above with a tie or a brown dress with white collar, bib and straw hat. In 1916, a brown belt or braid sash was added to the blue uniform. The more radical change in uniform design, compared to the previous 30 years, reflected not only changing fashion influences but also the recovery of the British economy.