How can I look like myself while staying in dress code?

Question

Ok, I go to the same school as Glasses-Chan! Dress code is collard shirts tucked in and belted, skirts below finger tips or any pants. Accessories are allowed but no unnatural hair dye or facil piercings other than ears...yep so if you have ideas help!

Answer 1

I would wear different colored tights, wild socks and shoes. Definitely get you a funky bunch of pins to wear. Wear bracelets. Can you get away with wearing a crystal or sticker on your face? I wear a crystal stuck at the outer corner of my eye (I wear glasses - so it is not readily apparent unless I tip my head). Fun colors of fingernail polish and crystals on your nails.
On your back pack - clip different charms, a stuffed animal,etc.
Carry a fun purse.

My son was in that situation, and he kept a little alien doll on a leash and carried it attached to his back pack - and everyone remembered it - teachers included. He also wore black nailpolish, black eyeliner. He even wore a skirt (one time) It was funny, because it was the uniform skirt (he borrowed it from a girl), so the school couldn't do anything about it. He wore it with socks and black boots. NO - he is not gay - just a very individual kind of guy (Hooray for that). Good luck - don't let the establishment get you down.

Answer 2

Hair clips and jewelry can make a difference, but basically, the idea of having a dress code is to encourage people to make PERSONALITY their main style feature, not dress at all. If that bothers you, you might ask why. Are you one of those who thinks personality is just an excuse for people who are not pretty? No; pretty is just an excuse for people who have no personality!

Seriously, can you get over the idea that you need to distinguish yourself? Do you really think all the young women in your school are alike, and you will not stand out? Are you sure you want to stand out, in the sense of being noticed by the school administration or teachers as being a nuisance? How about cultivating a very quiet, serene personality that boys have to work at getting to know you -- they have to put themselves out a bit. It's good for them, you know!

Answer 3

It is all about accessories my dear for your situation. You should wear any earrings, necklaces, headbands (very in style now)colored tights or patterned tights (also in style!), funky shoes (so many shoes to choose from!), rings, bracelets that reflect your personality and personal style. Even experiement with your hair do's - like a cute funky play on a ponytail (look online and in magazines!) You can really work it if you invest in even a few of these things. Experiment - and you can still stand out in the crowd. You just have to be a little more inventive and creative! You can do it girl! Good Luck!

Answer 4

Change what "yourself" is - i.e., quit being slime and toe the line with the dress code in school & out.

Just kidding :)

Though really, what "yourself" is probably will change several times in the next decade or so - until you find your real self which will probably closely resemble that person you were sometime as a child before people and the environment and peers influenced you so much.

I didn't see her answer before I posted mine, but Diana & I seem to be saying pretty much the same thing - all the weirdos look the same.

Answer 5

Try a plaid or a solid pleated skirt with long socks with a funky pattern. Wear your hair really cute and different I don't know what length but go beyond what you ususally would do to your hair to stand out. Wear contacts to make your eyes pop. And since it's going on winter, the furry snow boots are in so that would be a really cute school look. Just try to keep it fashionably different but not tacky, because it's a thin line. Try different looks and play with it, you're a teen ager so you have more leverage on fun and funky fashion.

Answer 6

my old school had a dress code like that, only skirts had to be to the knees and no jeans. they wouldn't even let you dye your hair black.

anyways, answering your question: knee socks are awesome, painted nails help with whatever look you're going for, shoes say alot about you (i love my converse), and use alot of accessories like belts and jewelry and an awesome purse (i love vintage ones like from the thrift store). it's pretty hard to find collard shirts and stuff, but there are some pretty cool ones out there. oh, and also me and my friends always wore ties and safety pins last year....just a thought. good luck.

Answer 7

Accessories are allowed... that's it! I went to a nun catholic school all my life and the only way for me to stand out was accessories! Forget the skirt! I don't know about you but in my school they made us kneel and the skirt's hem had to touch the ground! How did I get notice? Always keep your legs nice, shaved and shiny and get cute socks. My shoes always had heels and I attached to them anything coool I could find, even stickers! It wouldn't be as cool in out-of-school wear, but IN-School it worked like a charm. Think about it, what else could we do to make our uniforms unique?

I also worked the hair. The school had a thing about allowing only hair accessories in the school colors (white and blue, boooring). I found some cool fluffy clippy's (they were blue) to attach to my cute pig-tails, and some nice big Kurt Cobain's (white) sunglasses to wear everyday.

My point is, bend the rules a little. After all, they say what's allowed, but there's always a loophole or two. Drive them nuts!

Have Fun!

Answer 8

wear two colors of socks and do really weird earings like long dangling fake diamonds exagerate the little things you can do like wear make up one day on one eye black of course or green and ,, for fun wear corn rolled hair get some one to help and also shoes and purses scream out loud who you are so go to hot topic or look around the resale shops maybe a messenger bag with a band logo thats tastefully done have fun with it though serious gets serious attention and being a rebel doesnt always pay for it self but to push buttons and have fun is cool so be logical and use tact to show your individuality ,, i was sent home from school in 1971 dressed like james dean in jeans and a white t-shirt and tennis shoes converse and the next day showed up in a hendrix type shirt bellbottoms and workboots did i say anything about my hair it was on my back about half way down and so i was sent home everyday for a week and then sent home with a note saying they would throw me out for the year if i didnt get a hair cut and observe the dress code and this was a vocational school full of shop classes and rednecks and crew cuts so adapting was hard ,, i played guitar and loved hendrix and being an individual, so have fun but remember its just school play the games to get the bennies and the props and go on to a good career ,,,..

Answer 9

One can always display their great sense of style no matter what type of uniform one has to wear. Since you have to wear collard shirts, go buy the type of shirt that looks great on you. The same goes for your shoes and everything else, you have to wear black shoes, but they did not specify what brand and style of shoe that you have to wear. In wearing what looks great on you, you will not only feel great about your appearance everyday, but you will show the world that not only do you have a great since of fashion, but that you have style. I do understand about the peer pressure to look good, so in doing this you free yourself to do the very best that you can in school, have fun, because these are the best times of your life,,,, you are now going to school with a person that will be in your wedding, be the god parent to your children, cry with you when your parents die, be there with you though thick and thin. So laugh often, love truly, and dance like nobody is watching you!!!!!!!!

Answer 10

Hi! Yeahh you should switch schools ;p but like others have said there are ways to make your outfit cute by just bending the rules ;). Dangling earrings are soo cute & will add an extra pop to any outfit. Or maybe a bright red belt or any bright color of your choice :]. And try adding a couple layers of necklaces unless you like braclets then wear big chunky ones piled on each other--but don't add too many accesories like for example if you wear a lot of necklaces go easy on the braclets and rings ;p. If you have bangs clip them up on the top of your head with a couple of bobby pins to keep them out of your face--plus it looks really cute! Or maybe even a side ponytail ;). And skinny jeans look really cute tucked in boots ;p. And one last outfit suggestion is maybe a long tunic with some cute lace leggings--if you have some flats then those would be great too x]. I hope I was of some help ;p!

Answer 11

Here's a story:

I grew up in the 80's. Hated all of it, from the baggy pants to the jelly shoes to all the stupid music. The 80's to me were nothing more than "let's see how stupid we can look and still call it fashion!"

So I went for the punk/industrial scene instead. Sure, I had the spiked leather jacket, but I never went all-out for the "punk" look. I was just more comfortable the way I was.

Today I still listen to punk, industrial, electronica, goth and ska. I make my own path and choose my own destiny. I work in the medical industry so I have to look professional, but it saddens me to see all these 15-year olds sporting Dead Kennedys T-shirts and trying to be "old school" punk when they have no clue.

The point is that even looking professional, I can still be who I want. Punk isn't a fashion statement, it's who you are. So just because you are forced to wear stupid uniforms there is no reason why you can't still be YOU. if the uniform changes your inner being, THEN you've got problems!