Here's a time-capsule type of memory: my experience was the reverse. In Grade 10 (which marked the beginning of high school in Canada) I moved to a uniform, complete with hand-tied necktie. It was soooo easy.
Because before that, I remember spending an enormous amount of time choosing my outfit for the following day--trying on item after item, accepting and rejecting looks over and over again. My uniform was a capsule wardrobe, if you will: five easy pieces before Bob Rafelson TMed the concept. (Or maybe it was Donna Karan's seven easy pieces, also TMed. Note those iconic bodysuits, above. I had a couple.)
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| One dress, many ways. |
No matter--the limited choice was, as noted above, easy.
Today I still follow that capsule concept: I have little clothing, but clothes I really like. Dresses are key, because they're easier than easy. But with the advent of high school and its style challenges? I may need another sort of capsule.
3 comments:
Was Grade 10 the start of high school in the east? We all started in Grade 9 (still do). The diff now is that the program is only 4 years (to Grade 12). Back in our day, it was 5 years (to Grade 13).
It's all coming back now. I had forgotten about Grade 13 in Ontario (and beyond?)! Yes, we East Coasters counted junior high from 7-9 and then high school from 10-12. How old were Grade 13 grads? We were all 18 at the end of 12 . . .
Interesting. Generally in BC, high school is Grades 8-12 although there are middle schools that do 6-8. I wore a uniform (Catholic school) until the all-girl school I went to for 8-10 closed and I was thrust in a coed 8-12 with 2700 students. Somewhat terrifying, but I did enjoy playing with a wider range of clothes for the first time. And never tied my own tie again.... Best wishes for you and your daughter as she enters this new world...
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