She's been told often enough she's not going to school dressed like a tart
All worked out in the end..she liked the flared skirt and she's been complimented at school for being different and not wearing a skirt halfway up her arse!
Don't kid yourself. She'll probably be doing exactly what girls did when I was at school – simply rolling the waist band over until it reaches the required length (or lack of it)
I went to a private school for girls and we had a special skirt only available from one place. We also had skirt checks sometimes with a ruler as skirts were supposed to be knee length.
It was a bit stupid though as the skirts were only available in one length. And when everyone is of a different height, the skirt lengths are going to vary from girl to girl. Mine was about 3 inches above my knee and my friend, who was close to 6ft, had it barely covering her bum. I remember we were getting nagged at about it and she was saying to the teacher "well, what do you expect me to do? Sew another skirt onto the bottom?!"
I agree, really short skirts aren't really appropriate for school, but if the skirt is only one universal length, have some common sense please school!
Why would you want your daughter going to school looking like a teeny ****? Have some respect. Schools are a place to work not show off your legs.
mine and my friend`s parents didn`t send us off to school in short skirts, nor received us so on our return but we spent all day with our skirts hitched to our elbows, teenage doesn`t really change.
She's been told often enough she's not going to school dressed like a tart
All worked out in the end..she liked the flared skirt and she's been complimented at school for being different and not wearing a skirt halfway up her arse!
Well done this mum, who wants to see what the girls had for breakfast
Yes the dirndl skirt does originate from the traditional dress of Bavaria. Although I am referring to the skirt only and not the rest of the outfit!
This skirt was long, down to the ankles. It was a heavy linen, gathered at an elasticated waist. The background was vertical purple & white stripes with a daisy like print. Because of the gathered waist it ballooned hideously and at the time was very unfashionable.
I was very tiny & petite at age 12/13 and the skirt drowned me. Shame I don't have a pic but no camera phones at that time - unfortunately! (or perhaps fortunately):D
Yes the dirndl skirt does originate from the traditional dress of Bavaria. Although I am referring to the skirt only and not the rest of the outfit!
This skirt was long, down to the ankles. It was a heavy linen, gathered at an elasticated waist. The background was vertical purple & white stripes with a daisy like print. Because of the gathered waist it ballooned hideously and at the time was very unfashionable.
I was very tiny & petite at age 12/13 and the skirt drowned me. Shame I don't have a pic but no camera phones at that time - unfortunately! (or perhaps fortunately):D
BIB.........difficult if this was during the early 60's, Quant, Twiggy and the mini skirt!
However traditional Bavarian dresses as shown can look very appealing.......on a woman with the 'right' figure! ;-):D
What is it with kids and school uniform, don't they realise when they join the world of work a uniform is the norm, wether you work in a supermarket, fast food outlet, drive a bus, or are an airline pilot or nurse, you HAVE to wear a uniform in so many jobs, get used to it. I was in London last week and the kids looked really smart, no make up allowed, including nail varnish and if they 'forget' to wear their blazers they're sent home. Here in Scotland, the girls particularly are a mess, skin tight black jeans, leggings or lycra 'belts', hoodies and baseball boots, faces thick with panstick makeup and ridiculous eyebrows that appear drawn on with a marker pen!
My school uniform was an assault on all fashion sense and no shortening of the brown kilt would have made it better!
Skirts had to be precisely 2 inches below the knee and there were regular inspections. The teachers would hide on various routes to school and dish out detentions to offenders. We had a brown blazer, brown shoes, brown socks or tights and a uniform trench coat.
I've just looked at the school website and the uniform has improved slightly since 1992, but also seems to have got even more strict. Now you HAVE to wear tights between Oct and May. Just let them wear a nice pair of poo brown slacks, for goodness sake. Also, in the 6th Form we could wear whatever we wanted, but now they have to wear a suit!
this school girl at the bus stop wears very short black skirt and black tights , and her blouse and tie loose, and blue nail varnish ..back in my day no such thing was allowed nor tones of make up they were lol
I sometimes think skirts should be phased out altogether. Trousers look a lot smarter, IMO.
I agree. Skirts were banned years ago at the senior school my sons attended. Girls and boys wear virtually the same uniform.
My daughter goes to a different school (she has special needs) and I always put her in trousers for school. I think it looks much better and more practical.
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It was a bit stupid though as the skirts were only available in one length. And when everyone is of a different height, the skirt lengths are going to vary from girl to girl. Mine was about 3 inches above my knee and my friend, who was close to 6ft, had it barely covering her bum. I remember we were getting nagged at about it and she was saying to the teacher "well, what do you expect me to do? Sew another skirt onto the bottom?!"
I agree, really short skirts aren't really appropriate for school, but if the skirt is only one universal length, have some common sense please school!
Here are the winners of the 4th Year Debating Competition .
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mine and my friend`s parents didn`t send us off to school in short skirts, nor received us so on our return but we spent all day with our skirts hitched to our elbows, teenage doesn`t really change.
Well done this mum, who wants to see what the girls had for breakfast
Yes the dirndl skirt does originate from the traditional dress of Bavaria. Although I am referring to the skirt only and not the rest of the outfit!
This skirt was long, down to the ankles. It was a heavy linen, gathered at an elasticated waist. The background was vertical purple & white stripes with a daisy like print. Because of the gathered waist it ballooned hideously and at the time was very unfashionable.
I was very tiny & petite at age 12/13 and the skirt drowned me. Shame I don't have a pic but no camera phones at that time - unfortunately! (or perhaps fortunately):D
Wasn't that also the source of the "topless dress" that failed to catch on in the 1960s?
The Yanks really are a weird lot. From 1992 it became legal to go topless in New York......but then promptly arrest a woman for doing so!
Also Ontario declared itself 'top free' four years later in 1996.
However traditional Bavarian dresses as shown can look very appealing.......on a woman with the 'right' figure! ;-):D
I was born in 1992.........
Skirts had to be precisely 2 inches below the knee and there were regular inspections. The teachers would hide on various routes to school and dish out detentions to offenders. We had a brown blazer, brown shoes, brown socks or tights and a uniform trench coat.
I've just looked at the school website and the uniform has improved slightly since 1992, but also seems to have got even more strict. Now you HAVE to wear tights between Oct and May. Just let them wear a nice pair of poo brown slacks, for goodness sake. Also, in the 6th Form we could wear whatever we wanted, but now they have to wear a suit!
I agree. Skirts were banned years ago at the senior school my sons attended. Girls and boys wear virtually the same uniform.
My daughter goes to a different school (she has special needs) and I always put her in trousers for school. I think it looks much better and more practical.