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

It's giving riding habit.

All state schools here have sixth former wear same uniform as rest of the school - bar tie change - I was surprised as wasn't what I had in my state sixth form.

I’ve just never had smelly legs from anything I’ve worn.
My DD’s have a polyester, just below the knee skirt as their school uniform. I don’t think the skirt in the OP being a few inches longer than theirs would be particularly more likely to make them smell, and I’ve never noticed them smelling in their skirts.

Didn't think they had uniforms at that age. Unless it's a private school, of course.

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!

Ooh yes, it would look lovely with that little straw boater 👒

It is odd.

This thread is odd. I’m not sure what the point of it is. If the poster didn’t want to name the school, they should probably have been more careful about their photo posted.

Schools here - not that far from Bristol make the sixth formers wear the same uniform as rest of the school with possibly a different tie.

My sixth form it was office attire - though it was skirt and jumper for girls and I favoured a long one but not like that.

My DC went to college - everyone wears jeans,trousers, occaional dress or skirt and look like most of the rest of the population. In fact you can't tell difference from ones heading to work and ones heading to college for the day.

Perhaps OP was gathering material for her act?

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

Wouldn’t that happen in any length skirt though? I’m just a bit confused as to why you would be more likely to smell in that skirt than any other school uniform.

Kids learn just as well wearing jeans.

Time that uniforms were dropped.

I've taught international students of all cultures and they are agog at our outdated uniform rules.
It's the 21st century!

So OP has disappeared now the frothy OP has been discredited? 🤔

Why would it be a tripping hazard?

You do know schools have had uniforms like this for years without hordes of girls injuring themselves? 🫣

One of my teacher training placements was at a girls' state secondary. Similar get up but brown, no tie....

@SlugJam@EgregiouslyOverdressedyou never get sweaty legs sat down with them crossed? I also meant the whole uniform not just the skirt. My kids have to ask to take their blazers off even in the summer at their school it’s mad

I guess that’s because the actual uniform is a trouser suit. That skirt is just an alternative for those who don’t want to wear a trouser suit. So they won’t design the jacket/shirt around a skirt that isn’t the main uniform.

is this for sixth form? It’s awful. I don’t see the point of uniform/smart dress in sixth form, no job would require you to look like that and going to uni is a slob fest of trackies, hoodies abd jeans!
My DS had to wear (his own clothes) trousers and shirts/jumpers), but at least no tie or blazer and it looked fine. I mean at least it was 21st C office attire!

They don’t have very many days in school in 30 degree weather though, and when it is extremely hot most schools relax their uniform rules. My daughters are at an independent secondary and in the heat wave in June/July they were allowed to wear their PE kits.
It’s no different to wearing black trousers, which many school kids manage to do without their legs smelling.

This is mad. Trousers are much more likely to get smelly than skirts. Skirts are ventilated, unlike trousers which sit very close to the crotch.

Midi skirts are very fashionable now, I suspect they’ve went for that vibe and missed, there is something of the nun about it,

That's my old school uniform!! We mived from the midlands after my InterCert. I was bemused by the long skirts!! I hope they don't have the hideous bottle green coulottes for PE.

A lot of private schools especially have long skirts/culottes and the girls I know who wear them really like them. They can wear PJs/leggings underneath and don’t need to worry about tights etc.

However, that uniform pictured isn’t nice. There’s almost not enough fabric in the skirt so it looks odd, and other schools who wear long seem to have shorter, fitted, jackets with fitted open neck blouses (no tie). For example, Rugby, Marlborough, Oundle etc. Full length skirts/cullottes look strange with a long jacket, collar and tie.

The girls' uniform for Marlborough College (PoW's alma mater) is long skirts. They wander about town wearing them.