Charlotte talks about uniforms

Interviewer: So following on that line of uniforms and appearance, I understand there were many rules regarding the student nurse uniform and your general appearance when you were on duty. Do you remember any of the specific rules?

Charlotte, Class of 1969: We had to be neat. We had to look clean. The hems had to be below our knees. And this was the time of Twiggy and high hems. You know, sort of… very high hems. You didn’t do that. The shoes I remember we had sort of Oxfords, like white, white nurses shoes. And I always thought they looked so clunky. But we could also have the lower heeled ones, which I found far more comfortable. But they did suggest, now this wasn’t a rule, but they did suggest that we change from the Cuban heel to the lower heels, probably at lunch time, just so that we wouldn’t, our feet wouldn’t be absolutely done in. And it was a good idea.