Girls' Jackets
After girls were admitted to full membership in 1969, the discussions on what their uniforms would be began, moving through state and then national committees in 1970, before being officially set by the Board of Officers in 1971. Here are the uniform suggestions submitted by an all-girl committee in Connecticut.
The first dress guidelines for girls had a lot less uniformity than now, authorizing both the corduroy jacket and blazer (with girls tailoring and sizing) as official dress, but leaving style and color of pants and skirt up to the individual girl. When the girls’ jacket was first introduced in the supply catalog it was shown paired with an FFA-branded sleeveless mock-neck sweater shell.
The popular waterfall-style scarves were not part of the original uniform offerings for women, and were introduced in the 1976 catalog. This listing, showing two types of scarves, is from 1979.
The requirement that girls wear skirts during Official Dress uniform occasions was dropped in 2016, and included in the 2017 Official Manual. Official Dress is now ungendered and girls and boys can wear either skirts or pants as they wish. Language expressly stating members have the right to wear religious attire while in unifom is also added.