Ridiculous uniform policy for secondary

It tells you that your experience is not the only experience, and is clearly not universal.

I'm talking about 13 year olds, that's my DD's age group.

@Chartreux yes "reasonable adjustments" is a bit of a joke sadly.

Yes, it’s a slow process though. What needs to happen is a uniform overhaul rather than reasonable adjustments to be honest. We have a report stating that school should source a tailor to make her a sensory-friendly uniform but I can’t see that happening. Reasonable adjustments merely make her stand out and fuel her anxiety.

You really need to insist on it. As matter stand she is being discriminated against.

DD’s likes clothes - did throughout school years - DS couldn’t care less what he wears. It didn’t mean that DD wore fashion to non uniform school. Most was regular chain store clothing. You only have to look around North America and Europe, school children are dressed in regular clothing, not fashion.

@TizerorFizz I live in London so I see plenty of fashion retailers that are popular and have queues etc. I used to know someone that worked for a big name designer.
I know fashion is popular.
I still don't get your point.

@Needmorelego Small
point - some people know about fashion and others don’t. Just because people on this thread don’t (except @Smoothie23 ) it doesn’t follow that others are not interested and know nothing. You only have to go to Paris and look at the queues to get into some shops to see it matters to some and these people have dc. Huge companies like LVMH influence what we all wear as it continually influences trends in cheaper shops. So although people think Zara is relatively cheap and cheerful, many of its influences are far more expensive companies. Zara is huge in its own right as is H&M.

Some - but it’s not enough sadly.

@TizerorFizz sorry I don't get your point.
(admittedly maybe because it's gone 1am...I'm tired but can't sleep)

@Needmorelego LVMH is a huge fashion company. It has many brands. These are aspirational brands and of course the French know about them. As you aren’t interested in fashion, you didn’t know. Others are interested and do follow what these companies produce.

Teens are definitely aware these high end brands are available and frequently buy copies from Zara and similar. Some won’t know they are, but Zara copies catwalk trends all the time. H&M and their numerous brands too. Teens might not be aware where the fashions come from but they certainly buy the high street copies of catwalk clothes. It’s then not odd that some want the real thing.

I'll leave you to argue with yourself...no one has said no teens in other countries care for brands....but please carry on laughing about something no one said 😂

I think your passion to convert me to believe that in no other country teens care for brands is amusing. Are you aware that people can have different perspective on things? Have a good evening

You're arguing with yourself. That is the funny thing. Noone has said what you think they have.

But you definitely had us on! Arguing about the fashion shows and competition they have in Poland and it was all over H&M hoodies! 😂

But we are talking about uniforms and nlt affordability of brands. Where there are no uniforms starts the brand madness even if it is H&M - cool Primark- cringe. Doesn't need to be Versace vs H&M.

Absolute bullshit and not the point you were making.

Plus the same can happen with uniform too. Tesco vs M&S or H&M, store vs uniform shop Lidl vs Kickers and so on.

That's the whole point of the thread! Items need to be a certain brand, not just any supermarket shop.

@Smoothie23 not to the extent you claim they do or the type of branding you made it sound like, but oh wait actually it's H&M.

The vast majority of UK kids from toddlers will have some H&M items. It's not exactly the height of fashion or branding. Come on...

But we are talking about uniforms and nlt affordability of brands. Where there are no uniforms starts the brand madness even if it is H&M - cool Primark- cringe. Doesn't need to be Versace vs H&M.

All...ages. Perhaps only small kids have zero awareness of brands.
Btw I have worked in marketing for the last 30 years. The notion that teens don't care for brands is simply funny.

Not deliberatly, it only reconfirms what I said. This is actually the core point. H&M is also a brand, you know?

• No it is not an exception. Go to Italy All ages...*

All ages.... 30 and up? It is a thread about teens after all.

She was talking about H&M and Poundland all along...well, yes, my DS did often wear an H&M hoodie to school! 😂

All ages what? All ages go to non-uniform schools? I mean by definition schools are for young people.

Do they not give her any reasonable adjustments?

Nike etc can be bought cheaply in Sports Direct.
Branded toiletries like Lynx etc can be in Poundland.
So they are branded products yes - but hardly the "designer" labels that Smoothie23 seems to think teens are obsessed with 😂

There's brands and there's brands.

An Avon perfume does not equal Channel no 5, but they're both brands that will be a brand preference for a teen.

Nike was also the top-ranked sportswear property among both of these groups, followed by Adidas and Puma in both cases.

It also topped the sporting footwear category among boys, with Converse in second, with these positions being reversed among girls.

Nivea, L'Oréal, Avon, Dove and Garnier were the personal hygiene brands most favoured among female contributors, with Axe/Lynx, Nivea and Gatsby among the preferred option with males.