Page 3 | AIBU to think the new sixth form outfit looks like something from "The Handmaid'sTale"

joanjett · 2026-09-03T07:58:34+00:00

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

Bluedenimdoglover · 03/09/2026 20:01

As if a long skirt ever stopped a hormonal teenager from chasing boys.....

Kirstk · 03/09/2026 19:59

grumpygrape · 03/09/2026 09:02

Looks like a wrap over too, a bit of a breeze and she'll show her knickers and then take off.
It's rather Mary Poppins isn't it?

Mary Poppins was my first thought...

BIossomtoes · 03/09/2026 19:55

Error404FucksNotFound · 03/09/2026 18:45

I think it looks lovely. Very stylish.

I agree. We visit Marlborough often and the girls from the college look lovely in their long skirts.

SlugJam · 03/09/2026 19:44

PetiteParakeet · 03/09/2026 18:55

Why not just let them wear jeans? My sons’ school is pretty strict on uniform but sixth form get treated more like adults and can wear their own clothes. It’s not like they’ll be wearing trouser suits at university and even most office dress codes are less strict nowadays!

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No idea, I don’t make the rules.

Loghabit · 03/09/2026 19:35

PetiteParakeet · 03/09/2026 18:55

Why not just let them wear jeans? My sons’ school is pretty strict on uniform but sixth form get treated more like adults and can wear their own clothes. It’s not like they’ll be wearing trouser suits at university and even most office dress codes are less strict nowadays!

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The teachers aren't even wearing suits and they are doing an actual job!

Megsdaughter · 03/09/2026 19:29

I see some of the girls from Marlbourgh College walking around the town with skirts that length.

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EgregiouslyOverdressed · 03/09/2026 19:15

beaglescurleduplikebagels · 03/09/2026 18:43

Lots of private schools have uniform in 6th form - it’s very normal.

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Lots of state schools do too!

PetiteParakeet · 03/09/2026 18:55

SlugJam · 03/09/2026 16:13

The actual uniform is ‘trouser suits’. These can be bought from anywhere.
The skirt in the OP is just an alternative option for anyone who doesn’t want to wear a trouser suit.

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Why not just let them wear jeans? My sons’ school is pretty strict on uniform but sixth form get treated more like adults and can wear their own clothes. It’s not like they’ll be wearing trouser suits at university and even most office dress codes are less strict nowadays!

Error404FucksNotFound · 03/09/2026 18:45

I think it looks lovely. Very stylish.

beaglescurleduplikebagels · 03/09/2026 18:43

BakersKitchen · 03/09/2026 16:07

Why are they even wearing uniforms in 6th form?

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Lots of private schools have uniform in 6th form - it’s very normal.

ChicLeFreak · 03/09/2026 18:41

Uniform looks alot like Marlborough College girls sixth form. The hem gets wet and muddy in bad weather. Not a fan.

BIossomtoes · 03/09/2026 18:18

The girls at Rugby fought to keep their long skirts.

https://www.thetimes.com/uk/education/article/pupils-long-to-keep-old-fashioned-skirts-c885c2wsw

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https://www.thetimes.com/uk/education/article/pupils-long-to-keep-old-fashioned-skirts-c885c2wsw

NeverDropYourMooncup · 03/09/2026 18:03

Meh. Wool blend skirt, optional item, fine for anybody who wants to wear a skirt rather than trousers - something that isn't reserved purely for particular faiths, we always get uniform threads where parents state that their daughter can't possibly wear trousers because she's so tall/short/slim/leggy/curvy/has such a tiny waist /doesn't like wearing trousers/has sensitivity to fabric close against her legs /etc. Can wear long shorts underneath in summer if legs get hot, cooler than close fitting trousers, can wear leggings underneath in winter, unlikely to be grown out of and available up to size 18 and in two lengths before it's taken up for any petite girls who wish to wear it rather than trousers.

It meets all needs and wishes (except for brightening the day of men who fantasise about naughty school girls).

HelenaWilson · 03/09/2026 16:55

It’s a polyester black skirt what don’t you understand?

Why is someone wearing a polyester black skirt more likely to smell than someone wearing polyester black trousers?

I'd have thought the skirt would be cooler.

HighWitchOfJustice · 03/09/2026 16:38

It’s giving Lady Mary on her horse vibes.

NetZeroZealot · 03/09/2026 16:26

MeetMeOnTheCorner · 03/09/2026 15:09

It’s not unusual for a private school to go with long skirts. I’m not a fan but some girls like it. Total faff on stairs I think!

Yes. Marlborough College girls wear long tartan skirts in 6th form.

SlugJam · 03/09/2026 16:13

BakersKitchen · 03/09/2026 16:07

Why are they even wearing uniforms in 6th form?

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The actual uniform is ‘trouser suits’. These can be bought from anywhere.
The skirt in the OP is just an alternative option for anyone who doesn’t want to wear a trouser suit.

BakersKitchen · 03/09/2026 16:07

joanjett · 03/09/2026 10:46

Its the "enforced modesty" that makes it "handsmaid's tale"

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Why are they even wearing uniforms in 6th form?

BlueFahrenheit · 03/09/2026 16:06

Oh, I like it.

Another76543 · 03/09/2026 16:01

Bloozie · 03/09/2026 15:59

Oh. I see that trousers are very much an option.

I am so sick of people telling lies to manufacture outrage.

I agree. There seems to be an increasing number of posters on various threads quoting “facts” which simply aren’t true.

Bloozie · 03/09/2026 15:59

Oh. I see that trousers are very much an option.

I am so sick of people telling lies to manufacture outrage.

Bloozie · 03/09/2026 15:57

PixieFairySprite · 03/09/2026 09:37

Those long skirts were in fashion at school during the 80's for a while. Mine had a single large pleat in the front. I like it.

I think this is all to fit into the dark academia style that seems to have appeared in every clothes shop window in the last week.

Yup. I voluntarily had a long school skirt in 6th form - 90s. I liked it because the lower school uniform was knee length pleated, as was primary school, so being able to choose a long straight grey skirt in 6th form felt grown up.

Bloozie · 03/09/2026 15:54

I mean, I quite like it. And I'd rather uniforms for school children aired on the puritan side, rather than 'oh hello, there's your minge. Lovely.'

But it doesn't look very practical. I'd have gone for trousers or shorts, myself.

queenofthebongo · 03/09/2026 15:53

My school’s uniform is a knee length skirt and the girls roll them up. In a discussion with the girls and senior management the girls have asked for skirts like that! I was horrified but the girls want them. I think they feel they have to roll their skirts up even if they don’t want to - peer pressure and all that…this removes the option!