A story of Meis. The Gakushuin school uniforms. 
Maresuki Nogi (
乃 木 希 典) was a general in the Russo-Japanese highly respected in Japan. He was famous for following a spartan lifestyle in accordance with the samurai code.
This is reflected in all his actions and his death by ritual suicide (seppuku) and his wife to death Emperor Meiji (1912).
From 1906 to 1912, taking over the school
Gakushuin (学习 院
) , then a school that educated the children of Japanese aristocrats. As mentor of the future Emperor Hirohito
among others.
Following samurai ethics proposes new ideas for the school. With the firm belief that the daughters of noble class should not expose their wealth in public, first create a restriction on luxury clothing at school.
But understanding is not necessary to carry inexpensive materials such as cotton or linen, the MEIS proposed as a recommended material for school uniforms.
Parents of the students knowing the reputation and morale Nogi not have complaints about this decision.
After his death, continues with his uniform Gakushuin Meiser, a legacy of Nogi. Other schools
women, one after another, they also introduce the MEIS in uniform forming a new trend that slowly spread from city to country.
