St. Michael’s School Dress Code

St. Michael’s School Dress Code
Basic Uniform Dress
St. Michael’s regular and formal school uniforms must be worn and meet the following standards:
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Uniforms must be clean, pressed (ironed as needed), no tears or holes, fit properly in length
(pants, skirts, jumpers, and shorts), and free of fading and stains.
St. Michael’s uniforms may be purchased only at the following stores
 Lands’ End: online or at a Sears
 Old Navy: online or in stores
 Kohl’s: online or in stores
 Children’s Place: online or in stores
 Wal-Mart: online only (uniforms are not carried in stores)
Basic Uniform Dress
The basic school uniform for girls
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navy pants or shorts
plaid jumper K-3
plaid skirt-4-8
plaid or skort (all grades)
white or burgundy polo shirt or white blouse
 Note: Because burgundy can vary in color from store to store burgundy polo
shirts can only be purchased through Lands’ End.
Burgundy sweater with the school logo
Tights, socks and leggings for girls
 full length (no crop length)
 one solid color (a simple pattern is ok) black, white, gray, or navy
Hair accessories on basic uniform days can be any color (please keep it simple and
tasteful)
Note: Playground pants can be purchased to wear under the jumper or skirt.
The basic school uniform for boys
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Navy pants or shorts. Note: Shorts can be worn year round
white or burgundy polo shirt (long or short sleeve) or a white button down shirt
(long or short sleeve)
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 Note: Because burgundy can vary in color from store to store burgundy polo
shirts can only be purchased through Lands’ End.
burgundy sweater with the school logo Style: Drifter Sweater/Drifter
VNeck/Drifter VNeck Sweater Vest
Formal Uniform Dress
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St. Michael’s School formal uniform must be worn on days the children attend Mass and
other special events the school requests the formal uniform to be worn.
Girls Formal Uniform
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Girls’ K- 3
 French Toast Ties (www.frenchtoast.com)
 Adjustable solid Navy blue cross tie #10744
 White button down shirt
 Short sleeve or long sleeve shirts are acceptable
 Note: No polo shirts
 Navy blue pants, navy blue shorts, plaid skirt, plaid skort, or plaid jumper
 With the formal uniforms no cargo style shorts or pants
 Girls are not required to wear a jumper or skirt for Mass days
 Lands’ End Sweater
 Burgundy with the St. Michael’s logo embroidered
 Style: Drifter Sweater/Drifter VNeck/Drifter VNeck Sweater Vest
 Accessories with the formal uniform
 Leggings/tights/socks: black, white, gray, or navy
 Note: Leggings and tights must be full length (no crop tights or
leggings)
 Hair ties, head bands, and bows: black, white, gray, navy or uniform plaid
 Shoes—same as basic uniform
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Girls 4th grade and higher
 Lands’ End Tie
 To be tied #426743-A6X burgundy/gray plaid
 Pre-tied #058427-BP7 burgundy/gray plaid
 White button down shirt
 Short sleeve or long sleeve shirts are acceptable
 No polo shirts
 Navy blue pants, navy blue shorts, plaid skirt, or plaid or skort
 With the formal uniforms no cargo style shorts or pants
 Girls are not required to wear a skirt for Mass days
 Lands’ End Sweater
 Burgundy with the St. Michael’s logo embroidered
 Style #
 Accessories with the formal uniform
 Leggings/tights/socks: black, white, gray, or navy
 Note: Leggings and tights must be full length (no crop tights or
leggings)
 Hair ties, head bands, and bows: black, white, gray, navy or
uniform plaid
 Shoes—same as basic uniform
Boys Formal Uniform
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White button down shirt
 Short sleeve or long sleeve shirts are acceptable
 No polo shirts
Lands’ End Tie
 Classic Navy pre-tied 082222-BP0 or 426744-BP9 to-be-tied tie
 No bow ties
 In the past plaid ties were allowed for the boys. Starting in Sept 2013 boys
will wear the classic Navy ties from Lands’ End. Note: We will grandfather
in the plaid tie for those families that had purchased one before the
guideline changes.
Navy blue pants or shorts
 With the formal uniforms no cargo style shorts or pants
Lands’ End Sweater
 Burgundy with the St. Michael’s logo embroidered Style: Drifter
Sweater/Drifter VNeck/Drifter VNeck Sweater Vest
Style # Accessories with the formal uniform
 Socks—colors: black, white, gray, or navy
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Shoes-same as basic uniform
 Shoes—same as the basic uniform
 Note: Please do not send your student in shoes that light up or
shoes that are a bright distracting color that doesn’t complement
the school uniform colors
Spirit Wear Dress
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Spirit wear can be purchased through the Parents Club
Students can wear blue or black jeans, slacks, shorts, or skirts
a. Note: No athletic or yoga style pants
Spirit wear days will be announced to parents and students. There may be days when some
grades will have spirit wear dress and others may not. This may be due to a class field trip
or outing.
Students that do not have a St. Michael’s spirit wear shirt needs to wear the basic uniform
that day
Free Dress
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Free Dress is held once a month. Usually the last Friday of the month.
Similar to the uniforms free dress clothing needs to be: clean, pressed (ironed as needed),
no tears or holes, fit properly in length (pants, skirts, jumpers, and shorts), and free of fading
and stains.
Tank tops of any style are not permitted on free dress days
Clothing with foul language, sexual content, drug, tobacco, and alcohol logos are not
permitted
Questionable free dress clothing with be determined by St. Michael’s Staff
Cheat Sheet for buying Uniforms
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All students need a Lands End Sweater with the St. Michael’s School Logo on it
All students need a tie:
a. Boys need a navy tie from Lands End
b. Girls K-3 need a solid navy cross tie from French Toast
c. Girls Grade 4-higher need a burgundy/gray plaid tie from Lands End
All students need a white button down (dress) shirt 1 short sleeve and 1 long sleeve (St.
Michael’s logo not required)
All students need to wear on the bottom: navy blue pants, shorts, skirt, or jumper. Please
remember to buy at least one pair of pants/shorts that are not cargo style. Cargo style pants
and shorts are not allowed on formal uniform days.
Solid color tights, legging, and tights: black, white, navy, and gray (leggings and tights must be
full length)
1 pair of nice dress style shoes in black, brown, navy, or gray. OR Students may also wear a
tennis shoe that is (mostly) one color black, white, brown, navy, or gray. (this is important for
the Formal Uniforms)
Purchase one spirit wear shirt (optional)
Note: Any uniform clothing or accessories that were purchased before these changes were
published will be allowed.
St. Michael’s uniforms may be purchased at the following stores and no other locations
a. Lands’ End: online or at a Sears
b. Old Navy: online or in stores
c. Kohl’s: online or in stores
d. Children’s Place: online or in stores
It is a good idea to purchase “playground pants” for the young girls to wear under skirts and
jumpers. These are shorts the girls can wear without showing their under wear while playing on
playground equipment. These are made by Hanes and can be purchased at most Wal-Mart and
Target stores.