What clothes did Victorian girls wear for school?

Answer 1

The popularity of the Victorian Schoolday experience has led to some inaccuracies that are not consistent with the facts of history. The most prominent feature of the schoolgirl was the white cotton apron, often trimmed with lace. These actually did up at the back, not the side, and they were put on over the normal clothes as a means of protection. They were made of cotton and were often hand made by a parent. The normal schoolgirl dress would be knee length and be of a dark cotton or woollen material, often black and would be worn with long black stockings. The shoes would be flat and boot like. Girls did not wear the mob cap (sometimes wrongly called a mop cap) as this was worn by servant girls. The word mob, was derived from mab, which was another word for a slut (but at the time a slut simply meant a serving girl or drudge). They may have won a bonnet, especially on special days, but often they just had their head uncovered, often wearing white ribbons in the hair. Long hair was the norm.