Eldest about to go up to secondary school. At my secondary school the most important thing and measure of how cool you were/how much you got bullied was the shoes you were wearing, the coat and bag you had. It was your status symbol as it was the only thing you could vary.
When I was at school, if you wore Kickers in Y7 you were revered, in Y8 it was Ellesse. It's what the cool kids had.
The fun and games with shoes might not be a thing as I think the school is quite strict on this. But are there any 'cool' shoes/bags/coats these days until my son can learn for himself what these are? I cant imagine things have changed since I was at school - this was what mattered socailly and Id like to ease his transition as much as I can.
Can anyone with 12 or 13 year olds advise if there is anything which is 'in'?