Back To School Fashion Mega Report

It may still be summer according to the calendar, but over the weekend a cold front moved through ushering in cool, crisp air that makes it all too clear that fall is just around the corner. While I can't say I'm looking forward to the return of cold temperatures and having to put away my shorts in favor of those dreaded jeans, the beginning of fall has almost a magical quality and reminds me of the excitement of the back to school season. It conjures images of fresh notebooks, sharpened pencils, mary janes, red ripe apples, and colorful autumn leaves against bright blue skies. And of course ... school uniforms.

I love school uniforms and prior to packing up in preparation for my upcoming move, half of my closet was taken up with white blouses, pleated skirts, and more plaids than you probably knew existed. It honestly looked as if I attended (and was promptly kicked out of) every private school in the state.

I have uniforms that are official attire, some that are passable, and those that are clearly not regulation by any stretch of the imagination. Let's get started and take a look.

This is the standard uniform we use at Punished Brats. Navy pleated skirt, white blouse, blue plaid tie, navy sweater vest. All purchased from an online official school uniform shop that asks no questions and doesn't require you to have the special code number of the private school the student attends. I love the length of the skirt, but wish they offered it in plaid. The styles they do offer in plaid are either irritating skorts (can't flip up a skort to spank the naughty bottom underneath) or super long as featured coming up next.



See what I mean? Plaid, pleated, but way too long.



When putting this uniform on last night, my boyfriend said I ought to be spanked for my skirt being too long! But actually, I think I might be in trouble for it being too short believe it or not. Isn't the hem supposed to touch the ground when you kneel?



Now here's a good length. Still pretty modest, but showing a little leg. This is not an official uniform, but I think it's passable.



Oh now this is rather short. No doubt I'd be immediately sent to the principal's office for dress code violation. We can only hope what the punishment for that might be ...



And this is just downright illegal!

Jumper dresses are also popular school uniform attire. Often they are worn by girls in younger grades. Here, complete with saddle shoes and a nice apple for the teacher, I look about ready to head off to elementary school. Still spankable though?

Often times the jumpers are big and shapeless. They look nice from the front, but turn to the side and it looks like a tent.



This is a schoolgirl style dress with a fitted waist. Much better, but not authentic.



Still, it will do the trick. Time to grab my composition book and some nice new number 2 pencils. Dixon Ticonderoga pencils are my personal favorites.



Have a seat at the old school desk and get to work.



No, not writing lines. Making apple doodles!! Sorry they look so light. The flash washed them out.



But here are some of my color pencil apple drawings. Told you they were my favorite things to draw. :)




And to finish up, here are a few more odds and ends in relation to school uniforms.

For the longest time I had no clue how to tie a tie. I had to rely on the fake velcro fastened kinds or the snap together cross ties. But at my first Shadow Lane party, I did a bit of role play with a wonderfully kind gentleman who taught me how to tie one properly ... and then he spanked me of course.



While this is hardly an official uniform, I really like this outfit. It's a sorority girl costume but with a nice plaid, pleated skirt and comfy hoodie. If only it didn't say "Tappa Keg" on it, one could almost get away with wearing it in public.



And while it's not exactly a schoolgirl uniform, I also love this official school soccer uniform. Back to school means back to the soccer fields too. Goooooooal!