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

Maxi skirts were all the rage when I was at senior school (way back in the last century), and I was mortified that my mum wouldn't let me have one.

Its a bit terrible.

I find it interesting that all the responses saying it’s awful are from people who’ve never worn that kind of uniform, whereas the responses saying it’s not that bad are from those of us who actually have experience of it.

Why is it depressing?

Not quite as eye catching as the new skirts the girls from Cheltenham college were wearing today, I drove past and was totally distracted by them 😁 I will try and find a link.

@Greenmouldycheese I agree. It’s pretty awful seeing bum cheeks of 15 year olds! Do they look like this in school or is it just for the lorry drivers on the way home?

My first thought when I saw it was that it’s for a specific (private) school, and this is what they’ve worn since it was founded and is part of the culture/mythos of the scho
No handmaids tale vibes, just a slightly odd tradition

The pupils were consulted about the uniform and chose trouser suits with a long skirt as an option. This is a very recent (this year) change. Previously the sixth form uniform was skirt suits or trouser suits, but a lot of the skirts were extremely short!

As do I, but surely that's only true if they're made of lightweight material, not that horribly thick wooly looking stuff in the OP? And black too?

Itd be like wearing a winter coat 🥵

Does it have pockets?Lol

Thinking that women or girls dress for others is your first mistake. Then to suggest it’s a message to others …older men 🤢

Seems weird to me to have uniforms for 6th form full stop. In my old school
there was no uniform in the 6th form it was one of the things that sets you apart from the more formal lower school.

What’s wrong with dressing modestly?

What’s wrong is it puts all the responsibility for the bad behaviour of men and boys onto women and girls, @iamnotalemon. The male of the species can’t control their thoughts or actions if they see female skin.

Girls have to dress ‘modestly’ so that boys aren’t distracted at school - no-one is considering teaching the boys not to have filthy thoughts.

Taken further, it results in rape victims being asked what they were wearing, as if they are partly responsible for their rape, when 100% of the responsibility should lie with the rapist.

Oh I agree with that argument a million percent but if a woman chooses to dress modestly for other reasons that’s a personal decision.

Yes, and we have to remember that the students were consulted about the uniform and they chose trouser suits with the option of the long skirt for those who didn’t want to wear a trouser suit. They’re not being forced to dress ‘modestly’.