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In a rare moment of freedom during school, I decided take a photo of why exactly I don’t post more outfit photos (not that you necessarily want to see more pictures of me) - the dreaded school ‘dress code’.

Whilst most schools in the UK allow their students to wear whatever they want in sixth form, my school requires us to wear black and white. And it’s not as if we can mix it up a bit (white jacket with black shirt maybe? or a spot of grey?) - we HAVE to wear a plain white top or shirt, with black trousers/skirt/shorts and black jacket, suitable for an ‘office environment’. It’s a blooming pain I can tell you - I crave a bit of colour in what I wear, it cheers me up! Plus most of my wardrobe is colourful, not black & white.

• White tie-neck shirt: asda
• Black dress: topshop (yes I am pushing the code here because we aren’t meant to wear dresses! But I love them so and I still look reasonably smart..)
• Black jacket: hand-me-down
• Black tights: ?
• Black shoes: topshop (still disintegrating, but slowly)
• Tapestry bag: car boot sale
• Floral brooch: charity shop
• Pearl earrings (hidden): gift from grandmother

Luckily, we can wear whatever shoes we want (something I am lacking in though), any accessories (colourful scarves are a regular feature for me, though not shown here) and wear nail polish if we want. I guess I just have to get my thinking cap on as to outfit concoctions…