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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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TemperanceWest · 03/09/2026 09:22

joanjett · 03/09/2026 09:18

Its the version for everyone I checked

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Which school is it?

MimiGC · 03/09/2026 09:22

Ghastly and unnecessary.
Is it common for 6th forms to have uniform? They don’t where we are and didn’t when I was at school either.

stillavid · 03/09/2026 09:22

My DD wears a very similar skirt but they choose their own jackets. The girls love the long skirts.

ZippyPeer · 03/09/2026 09:21

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

NoEligibilityRequirementsApply · 03/09/2026 09:21

dustabsorber · 03/09/2026 09:14

One of my local schools has "business attire" for sixth formers. But that's PJs now, isn't it?

Ours has 'business attire'.

I can tell you that the 6th formers look a very great deal more respectable than any business I have worked in (incouding a solicitor's office).

Only problem is that the boys cannot have a flashy lining to their suit jackets. Sadly that ruled out alot of the glorious satin linings we saw when shopping. (Navy blue jacket with a fuschia peacock feather pattern was my favourite).

oviraptor21 · 03/09/2026 09:21

Better than what most of the girls around here wear which is wholly unsuitable for the "office wear" look which most sixth forms ask for.

friedaklein · 03/09/2026 09:20

Why is the skirt so fucking long?

TemperanceWest · 03/09/2026 09:20

I am guessing this is only one option. Which school is it, OP.

It has Dark Academia vibes!

dolwop · 03/09/2026 09:20

The long skirt with the tie and blazer just looks odd, sort of Mary poppins vibes. I’d find all that material a sensory nightmare too.

HeboreoMaltian · 03/09/2026 09:19

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

Sidge · 03/09/2026 09:19

Marlborough College (very posh expensive private school) wear something similar for their sixth form.

My daughter's sixth forms (different schools) were non uniform, not many near me have a uniform.

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joanjett · 03/09/2026 09:18

TheGardenPond · 03/09/2026 09:02

That might be the option for Muslim girls? Our school had different versions for different cultural choices.

Its the version for everyone I checked

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OfficiallyOnVacation · 03/09/2026 09:15

That’s hideous. Imagine if you’re a big lass with a huge behind, that outfit is going to make you look massive!

Frumpitydoo · 03/09/2026 09:14

It's fannyflaps ahoy at some of our local schools, so this looks infinitely preferable.

dustabsorber · 03/09/2026 09:14

One of my local schools has "business attire" for sixth formers. But that's PJs now, isn't it?

MangosteenSoda · 03/09/2026 09:14

Is the 6th form in Green Gables?

Sartre · 03/09/2026 09:13

It’s weird some sixth forms insist on uniform when colleges don’t. Surely a horrible uniform like that will drive girls out of the sixth form and into the freedom of college.

IAmInTheHouseSidney · 03/09/2026 09:12

Sorry, why is long skirt Handmaid's tales stuff? I like long skirts/dresses😳 it could be bit more stylish yeah... I am assuming it's one of few options

BlueDillieDillie · 03/09/2026 09:12

Reminds me of pictures of women in men's jobs in WW!. Railway booking clerk or similar. They would have had 2 or 3 buttons I think.

dustabsorber · 03/09/2026 09:11

Looks like something a suffragette would have worn.

PhilosophicalCheeseSandwich · 03/09/2026 09:10

That must be one option from several that would be acceptable. I think it's very old-fashioned rather than overtly oppressive, so I'm not getting Handmaid's Tale vibes from it - I'm imagining girls riding their bikes side-saddle 😄

OtterlyAstounding · 03/09/2026 09:09

I think it looks fine, but I hope there's a trouser option - if not, then I'd be annoyed.

SlipperyLizard · 03/09/2026 09:09

When I was in sixth form we petitioned the head to be allowed to wear trousers and/or ankle length skirts (prob weren’t thinking quite this!), male head refused (even female teachers weren’t permitted to wear trousers!).

NerrSnerr · 03/09/2026 09:08

Do they get the option of trousers? There’s no way my daughter would wear that skirt in a million years.

I remember my sixth form days where we all wore our own clothes.

EmeraldShamrock000 · 03/09/2026 09:08

I doubt that there is a trousers option to this outdated excuse for a school uniform.
It definitely gave me handmaid vibes.

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