School Uniforms

Unfortunately, my school's uniform is less... free. Although I don't really hate my uniform (it saves me a bunch of time, plus I know everyone else is suffering with me) it can get boring. We're allowed to wear pants or Bermuda shorts that are khaki or navy, and shirts, cardigans, and pullovers (no hoodies except the school ones) that are solid navy, white, light blue, red, or for a short time, burgundy/maroon. We have to tuck our shirts in and wear black or brown belts, and we only recently (and with much work from our student council and class president) got the dress code on socks taken away - which was GREAT!
Anyway, if your school uniform is similar to mine, these ideas might help. Every school is slightly different, so not all of these will work for you.

(P.S. - We are also not allowed to wear boots or open-toed shoes. Boo.)

1) Shop at awesome places. That seems silly, but would you rather wear an itchy polo from the Uniform Warehouse or an adorable light blue sweater with elbow patches from J. Crew? The answer i obvious. J. Crew is pretty expensive, and I rarely can buy things from their store, but I do when I can. Not to mention your parents will feel motivated to get you nicer garments since, I mean, it is for school.

2) Plan outfits out in advance. When you wake up in the morning, you don't have time to created the perfect outfit. You have thirty seconds to grab a random polo and pants that hopefully match, slip on some shoes, and be done with it. But if you plan things out in advance - clothes that at the very least match well, with the best pair of shoes possible, and even the best a pair of earrings and hair accessories, your outfit the next day will be so much cuter! You will seriously thank yourself. (Also, I would recommend also figuring out what you're going to do with your hair beforehand as well!)

3) Look for loop holes. Lily has been helping me on this. They're actually pretty easy to find if you look. For example, maybe your school says to wear a belt, but only if your pants have loops. (MIne has this exact rule.) Well, there may be not many pairs of pants with no loops out there, but hey, you can cut them off! It doesn't have to be that crazy, but whatever you do, make sure to be very inconspicuous!

Hope this helped!
<3,
Abigail