Dress codes

Frank Anthony Iero.:

I wouldn't have liked wearing a uniform because I like being able to express myself through my clothes and my hair.

But uhm, isn't that kind of the point of uniforms? I mean certain schools want their students to look 'decent' or i don't know, in order to avoid situations when some people go to school in slutty clothes, with mohawks, pants falling off etc.
Also in my old school, there was quite a difference between normal, say middle-class kids and rich kids, showing of their designer clothes etc. Which made a lot of students quite uncomfortable, thus uniforms help avoid situations like this.
So, uniforms are not so bad, however after a while it gets quite dull.

How exactly is this contributing to the discussion...?
A hell of a lot of jobs involve wearing suits, so how are the uniform dissenters among us going to cope when they come to be employed?
Wearing a suit occasionally is fun! And I think it's perfectly possible to express yourself through uniforms, it's just a subtler art than wearing a metric fucktonne of eyeliner etc...

i remember in elementary school we couldn't wear tank tops with thin straps or shorts that where shorter than half our thigh. i mean i understand dress codes because it can make male teachers pretty uncomfortable.

I went to Catholic school for 12 years and I wore uniforms all 12 years.

I didn't mind wearing uniforms. In the morning I already knew what I was going to wear. Also in high school we were allowed to customize things a little. Like I would wear a studded belt, wristbands, and have lime green or black nail polish. So I still wasn't like everybody else. Wearing uniforms made me feel less self conscious about myself. Now, that I'm in college and I can wear what I want, I'm afraid about what people think of my clothes. :/

At my school, you're aloud a mohawk, but you can't stand it up if it's over a certain haight, and they measure it if they think that it is. Haha.

John Entwistle:

I went to Catholic school for 12 years and I wore uniforms all 12 years.

I didn't mind wearing uniforms. In the morning I already knew what I was going to wear. Also in high school we were allowed to customize things a little. Like I would wear a studded belt, wristbands, and have lime green or black nail polish. So I still wasn't like everybody else. Wearing uniforms made me feel less self conscious about myself. Now, that I'm in college and I can wear what I want, I'm afraid about what people think of my clothes. :/

PLUS, on many Fridays we would have "tag days" or "dress down days" where we could wear normal clothes and sneakers and stuff.

I think there should be some limit on the uniforms, but not an entire school wearing the exact same pants and shirt.
At my school we're not allowed to wear tank tops and i can see why we shouldn't wear that. People tend to be flashy enough with out having no sleeves.

I get dress codes, but I just don't get why everyone must look the same, be required to wear a tie or skirt or a blazer.
Idk I don't particularly express myself through my clothing but I think I'd feel restricted or bored that everyone looks the same.

Imho anyone who claims that they can't express themselves when they wear a uniform are pretty shallow people. There's plenty of other ways of expressing yourself other than wearing skinny jeans, a band shirt and vans with piercings.

i kinda agree. it shouldn't even be all about what you wear. you can express yourself by just being yourself

BELLY JO.:

it shouldn't even be all about what you wear. you can express yourself by just being yourself

thumbs up!

I hate having a uniform. And it's not even about the fact that you can't express yourself, its about the fact that it's totally unpractical! if it rains your shirt goes see-through and your screwed for the rest of the day, you get people telling you what colour bra your currently wearing. And if its sunny you practically melt! if its windy you blazer goes all over the show. make a useful school uniform!!!!

I hate having a uniform. And it's not even about the fact that you can't express yourself, its about the fact that it's totally unpractical! if it rains your shirt goes see-through and your screwed for the rest of the day, you get people telling you what colour bra your currently wearing. And if its sunny you practically melt! if its windy you blazer goes all over the show. make a useful school uniform!!!!

Dress codes aren't even that bad. I mean, first of all, all the rival schools in my town had dress codes but kids could still accessorize according to their freedoms. And I would have LOVED a dress code- I would always know what to wear every morning. It wouldn't be a hassle hahaa

I go to a private school. please don't stereotype. we have to wear a uniform...but i kinda like it. when you talk to someone, you don't look them up and down and go, oh....wow.....that's interesting....i mean, we're all wearing the same thing, so....
but i like to personalize mine by wearing cool shoes, socks, bracelets, nail polish, necklaces, hairstyles. ours isn't extremely strict.

Trillie:

I hate having a uniform. And it's not even about the fact that you can't express yourself, its about the fact that it's totally unpractical! if it rains your shirt goes see-through and your screwed for the rest of the day, you get people telling you what colour bra your currently wearing. And if its sunny you practically melt! if its windy you blazer goes all over the show. make a useful school uniform!!!!

What would you advocate as a uniform, then? If your shirt goes see-through, wear a jumper over it. Or buy an umbrella. Simple.