school uniform

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wondering what do you think of school uniform in general the kids i see tend to look rather scruffy and untidy clothes look worn not ironed etc

I think it looks all right. Have to say it may be my children you see though as their clothes (school or not) are rarely ironed and despite looking OK as they leave the house seem to look very scruffy very quickly.

I like the sports shirt with logoed jumper/cardie/sweatshirt. Especially when they are in a strong colour. Practical, modern, easy to dress/undress, no laundry hassle. I don't care for th grey trousers/skirts/pinafores, but accept that halving fewer colours keeps costs down. I also dislike grey socks, prefer white or same colour as sweater.

Intensely dislike old-fashioned uniforms with button shirts and ties. Outdated. Show the dirt badly, and, unless you get revolting synthetic shirts, need ironing. Also lookvery scruffy by the end of the day (or on a PE day!) - ties crooked and shirts untucked.

Sports shirts look equally smart tucked in or untucked.

I hate all school uniforms

DS and DD have polo shirts, grey trousers/skirt/pinafore and a choice of red or blue jumper or cardigan.

DD generally wears red tights which I like :) DS in red socks is less likely though.

I love uniform, saves a fortune and saves having to figure out what the 'right' clothes are

Kids at our school rarely look unkept, at least when they arrive- often look that way when leaving tho!!!

I hate all school uniform too, though Florence's at least sounds vaguely sensible, more like a dress code than a uniform.

Neither of my DDs schools specifies socks - so DD1 often goes to school deliberately wearing odd socks (and we do conspire to buy mad colourful ones as a way of rebelling against the uniform-obsessed-logo-on-every-piece-of-sole-supplier-bought-overpriced tat that she has to wear).

£8.40 for one polo shirt, enough said!

I'm not a big fan of school uniform either - especislly when it becomes a diciplinary issue for daft stuff like wearing ankle boots instead of shoes - surely boots are more practical in the winter.

It has its benefits, when it can be purchased anywhere - so it's cheap and widely available but I do not support the requirement to wear an expensive logo'd shirt/jumper etc.

I never iron uniforms and I don't polish their shoes either.

I ought to polish shoes. They are very muddy .

Ordinary polo shirts here. And v good second hand uniform at summer and Christmas fairs with suggested donation of 50p per item.

No uniform at DS's school - fab. No need to worry about not having time to wash, dry or replace stuff for the following day,no outlay on horrid polyester clothing, DS in things that I like, or he likes, I love it.

DD doesn't have a uniform at the moment but, next school year assuming we are accepted she will have [hooray].
Her first school had a lovely uniform, either dress or shorts and top in three different coloured gingham, with an obligatory hat. We were living in Bangkok. No issues about what she'd wear that day. Switzerland had no uniform nor does Belgium. this has caused endless strife with the rich girls wearing all manner of designer gear and the poor girl in C+A or H+M. No such issues once a uniform is on her back.

Yuk, why don't parents iron uniform and polish shoes?? Chavvy and lazy.

at the thought of me being a chav!

But you are right - coccyx, I have better things to do with my time than ironing - gasp horror I don't iron bed sheets towels or underwear call it lazy if you will. I call ironing uniform a pointless waste of time - but if you have time to waste and want to spend it ironing uniforms and polishing shoes who am I to judge!

Still smiling at being a chav - loving it!

An ironed bobbly 50% polyester sweatshirt looks as dreary and saggy as an ironed one.

But I don't iron DPs non-uniform clothes,either - but I buy things that don't need ironing.

I like school uniform. So easy to get dc's sorted in the morning. It is always ironed (apart from dd's blouses but they're the non-iron ones). Their shoes are polished every Sunday but they look a complete mess by the end of the week. I don't have time to be polishing them everyday and think once a week is good enough.

I don't iron DS school uniform. Just like Blu, I buy things that don't need ironing

I don't do ironing either - I have a full time job and I like to [bad mummy icon] have a life.
I do polish shoes though, helps keep them in good nick and more waterproof.
I'm at schools that won't allow ankle boots in winter, especially given the last two winters - would definitely challenge this if DD1's school tried any of that nonsense.

I like it. DS likes it because it shows hes at big school now. Polo , sweatshirt and standard grey school trews, all washes and drys easily. His sweat shirts are looking a bit faded and worn because they are hand me downs, but hes not at school to look smart, hes there to learn and try new things. Which includes rolling about the playground at lunchtime and playing football.