Girl scout uniform

When I was a little girl in pigtails and mismatched outfits signing up for Kindergarten, my mom convinced me to sign up for Girl Scouts,...

Girl Scout Troop 592 in Norwalk, California.

GIRL SCOUT Uniform Sewing Pattern - Girl Scouts of the USA Culottes Sash & More 6 Sizes

And the one in the middle is what my Junior uniform looked like (except it had the vest from the left-hand one). As I mentioned on the Brownie uniform, they changed them the year I started Juniors! *g*

retro scout uniform

Girl Scouts Brownies work together, earn Girl Scout Brownie Awards, and explore their community. Friendship, fun, and age-appropriate activities begin at the Girl Scout Brownie meeting and move out to the community and wider world.

Last weekend as my husband and I made our weekly foray to the farmer's market, I noticed the window of my town's historical society was filled with vintage Girl Scout uniforms!

1950s Girl Scouts & Brownie Uniforms advertising/ #1950s #1950sfashion #girlscouts #uniform

The sash has gone through many changes.

This 1946 self-portrait by then 13 year old Sylvia Plath, showing herself tearfully reading about WWI, was an illustration in her high-school essay "A War to End Wars". It belongs to the Mortimer Rare Book Collection, Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts and is on display at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, DC. "When she was a student at Alice L. Phillips Junior High School in Wellesley, Plath wrote a critical essay about World War I entitled 'A War to End Wars,' illustrated…

I wore the Junior and Cadette uniform. Still have the sash somewhere.

Some holiday traditions are as timeless as the red, white, and blue. Celebrate America — beyond just the stars and stripes — with this trip down July 4th memory lane, starting all the way back in 1950.

The Girl Scouts' success in America merits attention—as does their founder's colorful life.

Brownie, 1986-1993 (GSB-8)

Girl Scout catalog 1963 - dress uniforms for scouts

1950s Girl Scouts - Elementary School