Editor’s Note: Examining clothes through the ages, Dress Codes is a new series investigating how the rules of fashion have influenced different cultural arenas — and your closet. As students ...

when it ditched its iconic blue jumper, which many alums say was the most popular in the school’s history, albeit hot in the summertime. When the school replaced the uniform with a plaid brown ...

The stereotypical Catholic school uniform — plaid skirts ... The school recently switched back from a skirt to a jumper for its girls uniform, and from a polo shirt to a button-down shirt ...

For 14 years, they have outfitted many of the region's Catholic school students ... Donna: In the case of a plaid, which is going to affect the girls — 2 skirts or 2 jumpers.

The stereotypical Catholic school uniform — plaid skirts ... The school recently switched back from a skirt to a jumper for its girls' uniform, and from a polo shirt to a button-down shirt ...

Both are solid options that will make your school girl outfit noteworthy. Once you've got your main preppy piece, such as a pleated skirt or plaid blazer, add your favorite accent to the mix.

Marques Reed puts out stock of plaid pants at Uniforms by Logo Express in New Orleans. (Brett Duke, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune) Plaid has long been synonymous with private girls' schools such ...

As students return to school, one patterned textile now synonymous with uniforms will make its seasonal reappearance on pleated skirts, jumpers and ties: plaid. The design has long been a mainstay ...