UserThenLotsOfNumbers
Write a letter to the local newspaper - it's wonderful what a bit of shaming can achieve.
Make sure you have tattoos, dyed green tips and a good 'sad face' prepared in case they want a photograph.
Albadross
Little girls don't care about anyone seeing their underwear even if it does appear and bigger girls don't want to do cartwheels on the grass. This is you imposing your own issues. I find skirts really comfortable.
Heels in the work place have nothing to do with uniform at primary school but whilst you're talking about the work place, my husband has to wear a "tailored suit with matching jacket and trousers. Plain shirts. No visible tattoos, no piercings. Naturally coloured hair in an appropriate style. Muted ties (preferably plain)" and a couple of other quite strict rules. Women have to wear, "smart and appropriate business attire" giving them everything from a skirt suit to a smart dress to trousers and a blouse.
Did you never experience boys chasing you and pulling up your skirt?
No. I didn't go to school with perverts and because my experience of school and life is so similar every other person I know, I struggle to get on board with the MN idea of boys and men being abusers, degenerates and rapists by default.
Appearance has nothing to do with learning well. Any reinforcement of the idea that someone's worth or ability is based on what they wear is a distraction from learning.
We are talking about uniform as opposed to appearance, but I'll assume you meant them synonymously (that's a hard word to spell!).
Firstly, a uniform removes any form of ability to judge someone by their clothing. Instead, a person is judged on their worth rather than 'look, that's the girl whose Mum wants to prove a point and now she's in trousers'. Life would be better if we didn't judge people based on appearance but we do. There's nothing you can do about that.
Secondly, a uniform does have benefits in and out of the class room. I think the most important is the feeling of being part of a community and being proud of what you're part of. We have a school song, well known Motto, all the children can explain the various symbology on the school crest, they happily come in to school to watch productions and cheer on their friends in intra and extra-mural competitions. They are proud of being in their house. It helps to foster a love of school and beyond that, a love of education and the school's ethos.
When children wear the same clothes as each other and the same clothes every day, there are fewer distractions. The uniforms are designed to be easily washable, comfortable, quick-drying and safe.
Uniforms prepare children for the real world where they will have to adhere to dress codes and take pride in their appearance.
Whilst studies have found both positive and negative correlations between strict dress codes and complete lack of a uniform and student attainment, diminishing social and economic barriers, fostering a sense of pride in your school, improving attendance and lowering the number of serious discipline incidents have been proven as positive benefits.
In case you hadn't guessed, we have a very strict dress code and like it. Parents like it and so do students. Our decision is a little more complex. We're an indy school (admittedly with a waiting list) but image is a large part of keeping the school oversubscribed. The type of parents who want to and can afford to send their children here also like uniform. I do too, but that's almost irrelevant.
It is interesting that independent schools tend to have higher student attainment and also stricter dress codes. Do they have this high attainment despite the uniform policy or is it a positive factor, do you think?
Photos up skirts when a girl isn't climbing is becoming a serious issue in some schools.
No it isn't.
Railgunner
Since when have loose fitting dresses been uncomfortable or impractical. The picture I attached isn't my school but I know it well. The uniform is comfortable and practical.