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She wore a uniform: Nikki Olaya, Chicago
Bennet Academy
St. Josephs School
1986-1997
So what did your uniform look like? In high school, we had a plaid, grey pleated skirt. And we could wear button-down shirts.
Did you like wearing it? I liked it, I was indecisive. I could just wake up and I knew what to wear. I guess I was pretty preppy. I didn’t really express myself in school, so I was an accessories person—I always did my nails,...
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She wore a uniform: Lisa Romeo - Syracuse, New...
Christian Brothers Academy (CBA)
1999-2005
What did your uniform look like? We didn’t have a uniform where you had to buy it from a catalog. We had a dress code—it didn’t sound as harsh. Did you like your uniform, or dress code, rather? Not so much. I went to a public school for elementary school before going to CBA for high school, and a lot of the other kids had...
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She wore a uniform: Ishita Srivastava, NYC
The Shri Ram School, New Delhi, India
1990-2001
What was your school uniform? The school asked us “how would you feel about denim?” It was a new age-y place.
Jeans? Right. Girls wore denim skirts and the guys wore denim shorts. And the winter, because it gets cold, everybody wore jeans. But you couldn’t just wear any jeans. The school designed them and sold school regulation jeans.
Did you...