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AIBU to think the new sixth form outfit looks like something from "The Handmaid'sTale"

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joanjett · 03/09/2026 08:58

I am surprised the school did not add a cloak and a "chastity bonnet"

AIBU to think the new sixth form outfit looks like something from "The Handmaid'sTale"
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omghereistrouble · 03/09/2026 09:59

all the 6th forms by us is own clothing with certain rules mainly decency! no jeans etc
i cannot see this very popular or practical blazer is standard but running up and down stairs all day sitting at tables etc not ideal

Tryagain26 · 03/09/2026 09:59

BeSharpHelper · 03/09/2026 09:50

I wear lots of long dresses and long skirt is actually lovely when it’s hot, it’s cooler to keep skin covered than exposed .

Not skirts like that!

OutwiththeOutCrowd · 03/09/2026 09:58

Miss Jean Brodie would certainly have encouraged Sandy to wear that.

Tryagain26 · 03/09/2026 09:57

It's horrible. What is the point of it?
No one goes to work dressed like that! And it will be uncomfortable.
I don't like uniform at all but .ok with something practical and comfortable up to year 11
Uniform in year 12 and 13 is ridiculous

IsThistheMiddleofNowhere · 03/09/2026 09:57

WTF! It looks ridiculous. I went to private school and sixth formers didn't wear uniform.

LlynTegid · 03/09/2026 09:57

Trousers should always be an option. Not sure it meets uniform guidance as where can you get such skirts other than a uniform supplier?

london2032 · 03/09/2026 09:55

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Theresmagicwheretheflowersgrow · 03/09/2026 09:55

HeboreoMaltian · 03/09/2026 09:19

Awful. Part of the creeping normalisation of 'modesty' for women 😡

My thoughts exactly.

SapphireSeptember · 03/09/2026 09:52

BeSharpHelper · 03/09/2026 09:50

I wear lots of long dresses and long skirt is actually lovely when it’s hot, it’s cooler to keep skin covered than exposed .

True, but when it's hot I wear lightweight cotton, this looks heavy.

JustGotToKeepOnKeepingOn · 03/09/2026 09:51

NoEligibilityRequirementsApply · 03/09/2026 09:02

I adore these uniforms....

https://www.christs-hospital.org.uk/about-christs-hospital/school-life/photo-gallery/

But no, the uniform in the OP- quite late Edwardian and I like it aesthetically, but imagine trying to go up and down stairs. And how heavy it would be.

Wow! They’re worse than the one OP posted. The white ‘thing’ at the neck would drive me insane! Whatever happened to comfortable and practical clothes?

SapphireSeptember · 03/09/2026 09:50

helpfulperson · 03/09/2026 09:41

Maxi skirts, which is what this is are becoming popular. Have a google. I love them and they are very easy/comfortable to wear because you can spread your legs out in them unlike a knee length skirt where there is a stride length.

Nonsense, it depends on how the skirt is made. Any length skirt can be restrictive or not. I've knee length circle skirts and long skirts made of denim or corduroy that were harder to walk in.

BeSharpHelper · 03/09/2026 09:50

I wear lots of long dresses and long skirt is actually lovely when it’s hot, it’s cooler to keep skin covered than exposed .

JimBobsWife · 03/09/2026 09:48

friedaklein · 03/09/2026 09:20

Why is the skirt so fucking long?

Our school has done this as they got sick of the girls rolling up their skirts.

Meadowfinch · 03/09/2026 09:46

It'll put a stop to upskirting though 😁

AstonCanKissMyArse · 03/09/2026 09:45

ZippyPeer · 03/09/2026 09:21

Looks so heavy! Imagine what it'll be like when it gets rained on!

Imagine what itll be like in a heatwave 🥵

namechangetheworld · 03/09/2026 09:45

My eldest's Grammar school uniform is very similar to this. I think it looks lovely and smart, clearly I'm in the minority though!

I wish they had uniform for her sixth form instead of 'business attire', it would make life much easier!

Nightnova · 03/09/2026 09:45

Our 6th forms had no uniform. I think business dress is ridiculous.

Meadowfinch · 03/09/2026 09:43

Christ, that's grim. It looks like a uniform for an Edwardian bus conductress.

If they could lose the blazer and just have a sweater it might be tolerable in the winter. In the summer, I'd have refused to go to school. Can you imagine sitting a'levels in 30 degree heat in that mess?

Arbourimage · 03/09/2026 09:43

No a long skirt not like The Handsmaid’s Tale.

friedaklein · 03/09/2026 09:43

This would be so impractical in London heatwaves and on the Tube.

RNApolymerase · 03/09/2026 09:42

It looks weird as well because of the tie - it's like a boys uniform up top, with blazer shirt and tie, then that long skirt. I guess they've done it to prevent rolling up - you'd have a fair old chunk of material around your waist. A trouser option might have been sensible though because I can't imagine that long skirt is easy to walk in.

Savvysix1984 · 03/09/2026 09:41

Looks like my DD’s uniform and I love it. No rolling of skirts so they are totally misshapen. 6th formers wear these too.

helpfulperson · 03/09/2026 09:41

Maxi skirts, which is what this is are becoming popular. Have a google. I love them and they are very easy/comfortable to wear because you can spread your legs out in them unlike a knee length skirt where there is a stride length.

Ironfloor269 · 03/09/2026 09:40

Fuck me sideways.

Is the the school’s mode of transport broomsticks?

Dweetfidilove · 03/09/2026 09:38

Have they changed to this, because so many asses were hanging out last year? There are a few schools round my area that could do with these.

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