being a twat with school uniform?

[Unreasonablebetty]

My husband says I'm being a bit of a twat and I thought I would check mumsnet for anyone else's opinion....
Every year, when it starts to get cold my daughter ditches the school dress and clarks shoes for a new pair of hunter wellies and leggings with a polo top and school jumper- usually with some kind of branded coat that's the same colour as the boots (yes lots of thought goes into this)
Now DD is almost 8, she's starting to take care of her clothes a bit more, would it be (as my husband says) a step too far for me to buy her Ralph Lauren polo tops for school in the winter?

He says it's fine that she has the hunter wellies, it's fine that she even has a designer coat, but the polo tops are just twattish and a bit "try hard" for school.
Maybe I'm seeing it wrongly, but I like Ralph Lauren, why not? I don't see why she can wear this stuff out of school and it's great, but in school it's a big no no?

Yep, you're a total twat.

1/10

Yes, you are being a twat.

Eh? Don't they have school uniform?

Why does she wear wellies instead of shoes? Why do you feel the need to dress your child in bloody designer gear for school? Is she ultra special so she has to be better than everyone else?

Your dh is right. You are being a twat and need to get a grip.

No

Hunter wellies are common, you obviously have no clarrse darrling!

Yawn...

Yes you are a twat. HTH.

As an aside, I wouldn't have thought wellies are very good for her feet as her main school shoes, despite the fancy label.

Yes. That's pretty poor. Still smothering her labels will hopefully put her off in her teenage (generally twattish about labels) years. So perhaps there's a point!

You're already being a twat so I'm sure the polo shirt will make no difference.

Really? You need to ask? You are being ridiculous.

No ... looks naff ... kids need to get messy and normal uniform is cheap and practical. What ate you trying to prove? What do you think her teacher thinks of you?

Yes totally.

You may have my name.

What do all the other kids wear ? If they wear the same or similar then fine, if not, then no, you will make her stand out like a sore thumb.

Wellies all day at school, her feet must stink.

I'm guessing she doesn't use whiteboard markers otherwise that question of RL polo shirts would never have entered your head.

Ha ha - excellent. Ralph Lauren for school. There's always one!

Yep, LOOK AT ME! OH GOD WON'T YOU ALL LOOK AT MY FABULOUS LABELS. Twat. better waterproof hiking boots in cold weather that support the feet. Ralph Lauren make shite gear and I speak from owning some. Pointless fashion. Much better functional clothing out there. But why make your child comfy and warm when there is showing off to be done....

Don't the school police the uniform policy at all? What they all said. You're being a knob.

It's fine to send her in RL pool shirts- I think the other parents will be really pleased when their child wears it home after pe !

I can't decide between a and a .

And it's not even Friday

Ahh, did you have the day off sick. Never mind, back to school tomorrow.

We don't encourage any 'designer' labels within the uniform at my school. The only labels I'm happy with are the ones with kids names on so we're not left with a mountain of lost property! You are a twat if your encouraging designer labels with your daughter at age 8.

When I think of Ralph Lauren I think TKMAXX!