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In this picture, we see Holly Hewson modelling the current St Tibb's school uniform as worn by all pupils of Years 7 through to 11.

The following is a description of what is required in order to be compliant with the St Tibb's uniform regulations.

Blazer
The St Tibb's blazer is a standard blazer, with two white buttons (no larger than 25mm diameter) fastening across the torso in a single-breasted manner. As per traditional female clothing, buttons must be on the left side of the garment. The two external lower pockets are optional but strongly recommended. The external breast pocket is compulsory. This is where the school badge must be attached as centrally as possible. (See the School Badge section on this page for more details of the design of the St Tibb's school badge.) The collar must have a single, bilateral notch located forward of the shoulders, no lower than the armpits when the blazer is worn. Back vents are entirely optional but the suggested style is without vents. At least one internal breast pocket is strongly recommended but two will provide much more flexibility for a pupil to arrange her pocket inventory.
The blazer colour is a mid-range purple, most commonly referred to as 'burgundy', with a single, 5-7mm, white trim running continuously around the collar, front edges, and back edges.

NOTE: Along with the school tie, the blazer is considered one of the most important parts of the St Tibb's uniform. Any student found wearing anything that deviates from the requirements listed here, including disrepair and lack of maintenance on the garment, will be treated as if she were dishonouring the school itself.

Skirt
The skirt can range in colour from dark mid-grey to black. It must be pleated, with the pleats being a minimum of 33mm and a maximum of 46mm wide. The length of the skirt must lie between 50mm above the centre of the knee to 70mm below. Belts are allowed but must be black leather with a non-ornate buckle or fastening mechanism.
NOTE: St Tibb's will always try to encourage its pupils to dress uniformly, but due to religious or cultural rules, some girls or their parents/guardians/carers may insist that she wear trousers in place of a skirt. Each instance of this is assessed on a case by case basis with full discussions taking place between the school administrators and a representative from the pupil's family to reach a decision that is suitable to both sides. Ultimately, however, St Tibb's reserves the right to adhere to its uniform code and any decisions relating to it.
For cases where trousers are permitted to be worn, they follow the same rules as for skirts with regard to colour and types of belt allowed, and must have full-length legs, reaching the pupil's ankles or lower.

Shirt
All shirts must be plain white long-sleeved shirts/blouses without frills or decorations, and have a button fastening at the wrist. The fastenings down the front of the torso must be white buttons no greater than 20mm in diameter. A button-down collar is permitted but is not encouraged with a free-floating collar being the recommended style.
In Summer Term (i.e., the term after Easter Break), pupils are allowed to wear short-sleeved shirts, following the same regulations as for the long-sleeved version, barring the wrist-fastening requirement.
Pupils must wear their long-sleeved shirts without the sleeves rolled up, except in Summer Term, where this is permitted as an alternative to the short-sleeved version.

Socks
Socks are to be white, knee-length, and have two parallel stripes of burgundy (as per blazer) starting approximately 60mm from the top of the sock. These stripes should be several millimetres high, with a similar height of white material separating them.
Pupils who are permitted to wear trousers for religious/cultural reasons must wear dark-coloured socks of any length so long as no skin is shown below the trouser ends when the pupil is sitting normally on a chair.

Shoes
Shoes can be any dark colour but black is preferred. Two-toned shoes are permitted if a large majority (greater than 60%) of the upper is dark/black. No heels higher than 25mm may be worn. Shoes may be of any sensible material but black and dark brown leather are the suggested, but not compulsory, materials and colours.

Tie
The tie is a slightly lighter burgundy than the blazer, with alternating white diagonal stripes across the entire tie. The burgundy portions of the pattern must be 35mm high and the white portions 5mm.
The preferred knots are Half Windsor or Full Windsor, and any pupil who does not know how to tie any of these knots can ask for guidance from her form master/mistress during Registration Period.
Pupils in Years 12 and 13 are to wear a tie in which the white stripe section is replaced by a diagonal and intermittent pattern of the castles that are seen on the school badge.

NOTE: It is highly recommended that ties are purchased from the school's supplies shop (online or in-person versions available) to ensure the correct stripe colours and dimensions are obtained. Along with the blazer, the school tie is an incredibly important part of the uniform and any student wearing anything that deviates from its strict design requirements will be treated as if she were dishonouring the school itself.

Underwear
Although a pupil is free to wear whatever she desires under her skirt (or trousers, if applicable), items that are visible while standing or sitting in normal and unexceptionable situations and positions will be strongly discouraged. It may be considered old-fashioned in modern times but St Tibb's still adheres to the idea that a well-dressed woman is one whose underwear is not on display when in public.
Undergarments covering the upper torso will sometimes be visible through the pupil's shirt and so St Tibb's therefore strongly advises that pupils not wear t-shirts, vests, or bras with bright colours or vivid designs on them, and especially not anything with offensive or insensitive slogans or designs that can be seen through the shirt.

Personal Ornamentation
Piercings are not allowed to be displayed during normal school hours, and pupils presenting at school with visible piercing jewellery will be asked to remove it if safe to do so.
Subtle and light use of make-up and facial cosmetics will be tolerated but will be discouraged wherever it is seen on a pupil. A case-by-case basis will be applied for those instances where the teacher considers the application of make-up/cosmetics to have crossed a line away from 'subtle and light'.
Nail polish/varnish has a much wider tolerance of permitted colours and designs, so long as it not used to display offensive/insensitive words, slogans, or images.

General Cleanliness
A strong part of the founding ethos of St Tibb's, and still very much applicable to today's school, is the requirement to prepare young women to enter the adult world with confidence, knowledge, and self-assurance. Personal hygiene is an important part of how a person presents herself to the world and how she is accepted by the population, so as well as academic instruction and development of a girl's character, St Tibb's strives to teach its pupils the skills and habits needed to feel confident in oneself by maintaining good personal cleanliness of both a personal nature and the attire one wears.
Applicable to all of the requirements, styles, colours, etc, mentioned above is the general standard of cleanliness and wearability/repair required for those items. A pupil continuously attending with, e.g., a tear in her blazer, a stain on her tie, a hole in her shirt, or any other similar disrepair an item of clothing may experience, will have this issue brought to her attention for either herself or her parents/guardians/carers to address and rectify.
This standard of cleanliness also extends to personal hygiene, and all students are expected to maintain a minimum level of acceptable hygiene as regards washing, odours, and other matters of personal respectability. Many form masters/mistresses will run a section of their Registration syllabus involving personal hygiene in order to acquaint their pupils with hygiene practices and options which those pupils, especially in younger Years starting to enter an age in which such things become a necessary concern, may not have knowledge of.

Personal hygiene and uniform cleanliness/integrity come under the remit of the school's uniform code, and repeated breaches of personal or apparel cleanliness are treated as breaches of the uniform code, and are dealt with appropriately, but always seeking to remedy and correct rather than punish.

(Posed and rendered in PoserPro 11, uniform created in Marvelous Designer 9.5, postwork in PSP 2022.)

More about St Tibb's High School can be found here

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Description
In this picture, we see Holly Hewson modelling the current St Tibb's school uniform as worn by all pupils of Years 7 through to 11.

The following is a description of what is required in order to be compliant with the St Tibb's uniform regulations.

Blazer
The St Tibb's blazer is a standard blazer, with two white buttons (no larger than 25mm diameter) fastening across the torso in a single-breasted manner. As per traditional female clothing, buttons must be on the left side of the garment. The two external lower pockets are optional but strongly recommended. The external breast pocket is compulsory. This is where the school badge must be attached as centrally as possible. (See the School Badge section on this page for more details of the design of the St Tibb's school badge.) The collar must have a single, bilateral notch located forward of the shoulders, no lower than the armpits when the blazer is worn. Back vents are entirely optional but the suggested style is without vents. At least one internal breast pocket is strongly recommended but two will provide much more flexibility for a pupil to arrange her pocket inventory.
The blazer colour is a mid-range purple, most commonly referred to as 'burgundy', with a single, 5-7mm, white trim running continuously around the collar, front edges, and back edges.

NOTE: Along with the school tie, the blazer is considered one of the most important parts of the St Tibb's uniform. Any student found wearing anything that deviates from the requirements listed here, including disrepair and lack of maintenance on the garment, will be treated as if she were dishonouring the school itself.

Skirt
The skirt can range in colour from dark mid-grey to black. It must be pleated, with the pleats being a minimum of 33mm and a maximum of 46mm wide. The length of the skirt must lie between 50mm above the centre of the knee to 70mm below. Belts are allowed but must be black leather with a non-ornate buckle or fastening mechanism.
NOTE: St Tibb's will always try to encourage its pupils to dress uniformly, but due to religious or cultural rules, some girls or their parents/guardians/carers may insist that she wear trousers in place of a skirt. Each instance of this is assessed on a case by case basis with full discussions taking place between the school administrators and a representative from the pupil's family to reach a decision that is suitable to both sides. Ultimately, however, St Tibb's reserves the right to adhere to its uniform code and any decisions relating to it.
For cases where trousers are permitted to be worn, they follow the same rules as for skirts with regard to colour and types of belt allowed, and must have full-length legs, reaching the pupil's ankles or lower.

Shirt
All shirts must be plain white long-sleeved shirts/blouses without frills or decorations, and have a button fastening at the wrist. The fastenings down the front of the torso must be white buttons no greater than 20mm in diameter. A button-down collar is permitted but is not encouraged with a free-floating collar being the recommended style.
In Summer Term (i.e., the term after Easter Break), pupils are allowed to wear short-sleeved shirts, following the same regulations as for the long-sleeved version, barring the wrist-fastening requirement.
Pupils must wear their long-sleeved shirts without the sleeves rolled up, except in Summer Term, where this is permitted as an alternative to the short-sleeved version.

Socks
Socks are to be white, knee-length, and have two parallel stripes of burgundy (as per blazer) starting approximately 60mm from the top of the sock. These stripes should be several millimetres high, with a similar height of white material separating them.
Pupils who are permitted to wear trousers for religious/cultural reasons must wear dark-coloured socks of any length so long as no skin is shown below the trouser ends when the pupil is sitting normally on a chair.

Shoes
Shoes can be any dark colour but black is preferred. Two-toned shoes are permitted if a large majority (greater than 60%) of the upper is dark/black. No heels higher than 25mm may be worn. Shoes may be of any sensible material but black and dark brown leather are the suggested, but not compulsory, materials and colours.

Tie
The tie is a slightly lighter burgundy than the blazer, with alternating white diagonal stripes across the entire tie. The burgundy portions of the pattern must be 35mm high and the white portions 5mm.
The preferred knots are Half Windsor or Full Windsor, and any pupil who does not know how to tie any of these knots can ask for guidance from her form master/mistress during Registration Period.
Pupils in Years 12 and 13 are to wear a tie in which the white stripe section is replaced by a diagonal and intermittent pattern of the castles that are seen on the school badge.

NOTE: It is highly recommended that ties are purchased from the school's supplies shop (online or in-person versions available) to ensure the correct stripe colours and dimensions are obtained. Along with the blazer, the school tie is an incredibly important part of the uniform and any student wearing anything that deviates from its strict design requirements will be treated as if she were dishonouring the school itself.

Underwear
Although a pupil is free to wear whatever she desires under her skirt (or trousers, if applicable), items that are visible while standing or sitting in normal and unexceptionable situations and positions will be strongly discouraged. It may be considered old-fashioned in modern times but St Tibb's still adheres to the idea that a well-dressed woman is one whose underwear is not on display when in public.
Undergarments covering the upper torso will sometimes be visible through the pupil's shirt and so St Tibb's therefore strongly advises that pupils not wear t-shirts, vests, or bras with bright colours or vivid designs on them, and especially not anything with offensive or insensitive slogans or designs that can be seen through the shirt.

Personal Ornamentation
Piercings are not allowed to be displayed during normal school hours, and pupils presenting at school with visible piercing jewellery will be asked to remove it if safe to do so.
Subtle and light use of make-up and facial cosmetics will be tolerated but will be discouraged wherever it is seen on a pupil. A case-by-case basis will be applied for those instances where the teacher considers the application of make-up/cosmetics to have crossed a line away from 'subtle and light'.
Nail polish/varnish has a much wider tolerance of permitted colours and designs, so long as it not used to display offensive/insensitive words, slogans, or images.

General Cleanliness
A strong part of the founding ethos of St Tibb's, and still very much applicable to today's school, is the requirement to prepare young women to enter the adult world with confidence, knowledge, and self-assurance. Personal hygiene is an important part of how a person presents herself to the world and how she is accepted by the population, so as well as academic instruction and development of a girl's character, St Tibb's strives to teach its pupils the skills and habits needed to feel confident in oneself by maintaining good personal cleanliness of both a personal nature and the attire one wears.
Applicable to all of the requirements, styles, colours, etc, mentioned above is the general standard of cleanliness and wearability/repair required for those items. A pupil continuously attending with, e.g., a tear in her blazer, a stain on her tie, a hole in her shirt, or any other similar disrepair an item of clothing may experience, will have this issue brought to her attention for either herself or her parents/guardians/carers to address and rectify.
This standard of cleanliness also extends to personal hygiene, and all students are expected to maintain a minimum level of acceptable hygiene as regards washing, odours, and other matters of personal respectability. Many form masters/mistresses will run a section of their Registration syllabus involving personal hygiene in order to acquaint their pupils with hygiene practices and options which those pupils, especially in younger Years starting to enter an age in which such things become a necessary concern, may not have knowledge of.

Personal hygiene and uniform cleanliness/integrity come under the remit of the school's uniform code, and repeated breaches of personal or apparel cleanliness are treated as breaches of the uniform code, and are dealt with appropriately, but always seeking to remedy and correct rather than punish.

(Posed and rendered in PoserPro 11, uniform created in Marvelous Designer 9.5, postwork in PSP 2022.)

More about St Tibb's High School can be found here

See more from Kate's Exciting Life