Culture week - what to wear?

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Culture week at dc’s (secondary) school & they are encouraged to come in wearing cultural dress. This is ‘not an own clothes day’, which is fine but we don’t have any cultural dress? We have Scottish/ Jewish heritage (living in London) but these identities are not part of our normal lives and we don’t have any related clothing.

Eg we have not raised dc within the Jewish faith. When I was a kid I could have worn a kilted outfit at least - my parents are Scottish & it was quite a bit part of home life.

School says they can’t wear their everyday clothes and they can’t wear tracksuits/ sliders (arguably, London outfits!) but I’m at a loss! Any pointers? Do we just tell them to wear school uniform? Or formal clothes like for a wedding?

Big part of home life, not bit part - sorry!

I have suggested a Morris Dancing costume but it has not gone down well

God what an extremely annoying thing of the school to set up. Go rogue and let you child wear their favourite clothes, whatever they might currently be, because that’s is actually their current culture.

In my experience many kids wrap a flag around them of the nationality of their parents or grandparents or have a t shirt or football shirt A few kids have National dress. I know one child who wears something of her great grandmother’s nationality, so it doesn’t have to be a close relative

Probably formal dress! People wearing cultural dress will often only wear that to weddings and big events and then just wear jeans in everyday life, so just do the same.

I always point this out when racists moan about British Culture being eroded. Morris dancing and bringing in the yield?! As what else do we have?

Culture equals Garb. Penetrating awareness indeed.

Have they specified that they must come in their own cultural dress? If not then I thought you weren't allowed to dress up as other cultures anymore?

I think this is a really stupid idea and I probably wouldn't get involved in it to be honest. I can't really say anything coming from this other than white kids being called uncultured. Like there isn't enough of that already.

But if you must, then think outside the box. Get him to wear orange and say he's dressed as irn bru?

you could buy a tartan scarf off Amazon and wear with jeans and a t shirt

https://amzn.eu/d/fLmTSYJ

My one quarter Scottish daughter wore a t-shirt with the Scottish flag on for one of these dress up days 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Does your family have any historical trades? Like back years ago were they all bakers,thatchers or sailors or something?
Because that could be your culture/heritage and your child could dress in a costume related to that maybe?

Can you not order something tartan like a scarf or Scottish knit jumper and send them in with that? It's a perfect opportunity to teach them about their cultural history.

I'd go for formal wear if you have it - the business suit has been a pretty integral part of british culture for a long time