The little project reminded me of my old school uniform, so I dug up a few photos via facebook of the school uniform. I am conspicuously absent from these photos, because I never was a fan of the uniform, it's difficult to find heat-to-toe shots so I thought I might explain what the uniform consisted of. Starting at the bottom: black shoes, white socks with school logo (I still have a couple of pairs of these...), navy pleated skirt/white skirt in mass days, sailor blouse with cuffs and collar, navy "tie," and navy beret for mass days. There were also rules for hair color and jewelry.
The school was located in Hawaii, so girls with flowers in their hair aren't being "last season," it's a cultural symbol. If a girl wears a flower behind the right ear she is single, behind the left means she is taken.
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I had to wear uniform for my elementary saga. We had red plaid skirts, white shirts, and navy sweaters. It wasn't too bad, except for during the winter, we froze. I wish we got neat berets like that. Having school in Hawaii sounds so cool!
Oh, uniforms. In middle school we wore kilts. There were also uniform pants that we could wear but they were so aggressively ugly that we all chose just to freeze instead.
I always preferred our elementary school uniforms ... they were jumpers. MUCH cuter, IMO.
Ah, uniforms are sweet and sour to me, some times I wish we had them, other times I dont.
Ah, uniforms are sweet and sour to me, some times I wish we had them, other times I dont.
i would have loved to have lived in Hawaii ! i tried drawing the print and it turned out fairly good but I lost my patience after about one and a half min...xD
Yes, I had to go through the whole uniform thing when I went to a private elementary school. We didn't have cute berets though!
Ayiyah! Uniforms the bane of my existence! Yours were much better than mines.
Thanks for sharing what the flower meant, while I've been to Maui on vacation all I learned was how to say "peace". I love it there thought, it's a beautiful and magical place, I could live there forever.
Oh and I love your boots, as always inspiring.
berets? you had to wear berets? in hawaii? christ, makes my friends school uniform so that much more hidious. i get off relativly scott-free in comperison. we just can't wear jeans or sneakers (and even that depends on what teachers you have.) last time i ever complain about dress pants.
when i was younger i always wanted to wear a uniform. i think they're so cute.
when i was younger i always wanted to wear a uniform. i think they're so cute.
I've never had to wear a school uniform so I find them very interesting! The beret looks great on you.
oh man i had to wear a school uniform for 9 years of my life and it sucked. in lower school it was a yellow, white, or blue blouse with navy blue pants or an ugly plaid skirt. in middle school it was relatively the same, until 7/8 grade when we were allowed to wear shirts without logos and khakis, i was so excited, but then of course they changed it so that the middle school had a uniform of any colored polo and any colored pants except for white or jeans. finally in highschool i broke free! your beret is cute :)
Ouch - uniforms :(
We had to wear some at my old school but they were much nicer (no offense)
I love what youve done with yours though :)
"If a girl wears a flower behind the right ear she is single, behind the left means she is taken."
An' if she wear it in her bun, it means "follow me..." :P
Ah, the uniforms. The funny thing is, the shirts were made for high schoolers so that our torsos would kinda look like boxes, hiding our curves. I don't know if this was deliberate or not, but it kind of gave everyone an asexual figure all through high school.
Although, for some reason, it also made my boobs look larger than they really were.
I love the beret! And the brooches make it even more amazing.
I've never worn a uniform. I'm not sure if I would like it or not.
I remember my old uniform too, there were less parts to it, but the hair and jewellry rules were very strict. Like studs only for earrings, no facial piercings etc.
your brooches look so cute on the beret. I am a spawn of the public education system, so if our straps were two fingers wide and you couldn't see our bellies, we were in the clear.
You went to school in Hawaii? AWESOME!
And the fact that you had to wear beret's on mass day, is kinda chic/cool too!
very cute outfit and the brooches are lovely, i esp like the owl. and your sharpie additions from the previous post look very professional! they look very good, esp on the white sandals.
I could never get tired of saying this: I love your boots!!!!!
how cute that you wear your beret now. i too have aweakness and sometimes pull out my uniform cardigan for old times sake too.
the brooches are lovely - the owl brooch is adorable!
I really love that grey skirt!
especially with the boots
Quite possibly the cutest uniform I've ever seen! And English school uniforms aren't half bad either so that's saying something!
I like your outfit a lot! Very cute with the pins on the beret.
That's so cool you have lived in Hawaii! I love the boots in your outfit, and the brooches you've picked.
that flower symbol is really interesting...
i like what you did with the beret. and you lived in hawaii? lucky!
cute boots
:) D
I think those uniforms are cute! I especially like the berets. I never had to wear a uniform, but sometimes I think it would have helped in my most awkward fashion phases.
wow, i never knew about the flower behind the ears thing. one of the most original school uniforms ive ever seen. fab blog:) ive linked you in mine!
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I love the skirt!
I'm jealous! Navy berets? I love your uniform. Growing up in Japan I was jealous of all the girls in uniform(you could dress freely(within limit) at my school)....I loved the idea of not having the stress of thinking of what to wear each day but being able to individualize through accessories....
You had berets? Cute...I grew up with school uniforms too, I don't think I'll ever be able to look at a pair of Mary Janes or a white pleated skirt without thinking 'uniform!'.
There were culottes in the summer. Enough said.
Did you happen to go to Sacred Hearts? I didn't know they had to wear berets as well. Good to see another Hawaii school person! (Don't worry, I'm not a stalker. Just thought the uniforms looked familiar.)
i think its sooo cool u lived in hawaii! i know what you're saying about uniforms - ive been in once since kindergarden - i cannot WAIT until next year when i can dress myself in what i want to next year!
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