AIBU to think the new sixth form outfit looks like something from "The Handmaid'sTale"

[joanjett]

I am surprised the school did not add a cloak and a "chastity bonnet"

And why do the majority of schools make girls wear ties?

Long skirt option is not forced modesty. Why do people think long skirts are all about modesty? I grew up in place with no uniforms so I find them odd overal, but I can hand on heart say that I never liked skirts above knee, which seems to be standard here. Having long skirt option is not forced modesty. It's allowing preference. Not all of us young girls like shorter skirts.
Long skirts are bliss in summer.

I love it! But then I got told off in school for wearing an ankle length skirt, so I’d have loved it to be part of the uniform!

It's giving me Colonel Rosa Klebb, James Bond villain vibes but I quite like it!

They look great don't they! And yes, the girls do seem to like them. DD would have happily worn it had we been able to afford to send her there!

This uniform is fine if there was an alternative choice e.g trousers or knee length skirt. This is totally impractical for everyday activities e.g. running for the bus, cycling etc. For centuries women were oppressed by the clothes they wore, in my opinion this is opressive.

At least they are allowed to wear skirts. Daughters school are making all the girls wear trousers! They were going to be light grey too till a lot of mums pointed out the problems with that if the girls have heavy periods, so they changed it to black.

I would hate to wear this. Totally impractical

The skirt is too long to.be practical- going upstairs etc

Was glad we wore a uniform when I was at 6th form- cheaper and no need to worry about what to wear.

We wore ankle length skirts to school in the noughties as did a lot of private schools 🤷‍♀️ my old school still has them although sixth form can wear trousers if they want.

Yet thousands of private school pupils have with them for decades without tripping over or falling down stairs.

Rugby has long skirts. It’s the modesty trend!

That skirt is insane.

My daughter has an almost ankle length skirt. They all love it and see it as a bit of a fashion statement.

I would think that many 6th Firms like students to colleges where it is normal to wear their own clothes and be treated like the young adults that they are

I prefer smart clothes for 6th form. No ties but decent shirts, trousers/skirts. Just look presentable. They are probably frying to avoid bum freezer shirts. How much will these cost? Are they widely available? Is this a state school in a Muslim area?

@MeetMeOnTheCorner this is Clifton college, a co Ed independent boarding and day school in Bristol. The OP is completely wrong though, the sixth form uniform is a trouser suit and this is just an alternative for those that would prefer to wear it.

It does! My DD always liked long skirts as she hated tights and said it kept her legs warm. Her teacher said she looked like she was Almish.

The uniform is literally a trouser suit. This is an alternative. And this school has totally gender neutral uniform btw, either boys or girls can choose to wear skirts or trousers.

Absolutely not it IS like from the handmaid Tale!

I clicked yabu in error!

Looks like a beauxbaton skirt! (Harry Potter, very impractical and restrictive)

Except they’re not remotely restrictive
or impractical. I wore one from Year 9 right until the end of sixth form without any issues. The fashion was to wear them as low slung as possible!

our 6th formers go in proffessional dress to prepare them for the workplace/university

UK school uniforms generally are awful, overpriced, poor quality stuff. Sellers (and schools getting a commission!) are using them to make a mint off parents who have no choice.

Many 6th forms are less stringent about uniforms. That looks to me like a good reason to study elsewhere. In a school where the students start to learn autonomy and the meaning of professional dress by choosing their own clothing, especially compared to this awful choice!

Remember, if we teach our children this extent of compliance, that sets them up to be minimal-wage fodder for the rest of their lives.