Shirts and trousers suit almost every uniform buyer, skirts and pinafores suit shops serving schools with girls’ or younger children’s uniforms, and work shirts suit corporate suppliers. Those five pieces are the school uniform styles for shops and suppliers that we make as white label, each in poly-cotton or poly-viscose suiting with your labels and crest.
The five styles at a glance
| Style | Fabric | Sizes | Usually ordered by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shirts | Poly-cotton | Kids by age, adult XS–3XL | Uniform shops, uniform brands |
| Trousers | Poly-cotton or poly-viscose suiting | Kids by age, adult XS–3XL | Uniform shops, corporate suppliers |
| Skirts | Poly-cotton or poly-viscose suiting | Kids by age, adult XS–3XL | Uniform shops |
| Pinafores | Poly-cotton or poly-viscose suiting | Kids by age | Shops serving primary schools |
| Work shirts | Poly-cotton | XS–3XL | Corporate suppliers |
Each style has a minimum of 50 pieces, with sizes mixed within it.
School uniform styles
Four of our styles are built mainly for schools. They are designed to be worn together, so a shop can offer a matching shirt, trouser, skirt and pinafore for each school in the same colour family.
Shirts
The school shirt is the item every student wears every day, so it is usually the largest part of any uniform order. We cut shirts in poly-cotton, which is easy to wash, creases less than pure cotton and keeps its colour through regular laundering.
Shirts suit:
- Uniform shops stocking several schools, where only the crest and sometimes the colour change between schools
- Uniform brands building a core range in white and a few set colours
A crest embroidered on the left chest or pocket is the usual branding. Your woven label and size label go at the back neck.
Trousers
Trousers are the second core item for most schools and for many workplaces. Poly-cotton suits everyday school wear where easy care matters most. Poly-viscose suiting has a smoother finish and a softer drape, which gives a smarter look for senior students and office staff.
Grey, navy and black are the usual colours. Tell us your colour reference, and we show you the closest options from our fabrics. Your label goes inside the waistband.
Trousers are where fit complaints most often come from, because waist and leg length vary so much between students of the same age. Check the waist and inside leg carefully on your sample, and give parents a size chart with both measurements. Shops that stock trousers in the same size run as shirts usually find the trouser split needs more pieces in the middle sizes and fewer at the ends.
Skirts
Skirts are often offered alongside trousers in the same fabric and colour, so a school’s uniform looks consistent whichever a student chooses. They come in poly-cotton or poly-viscose suiting, across the same size run as trousers.
If the school has a set length or pleat style, send a photo or a current skirt. We confirm the details at quotation and show them on your sample.
Pinafores
Pinafores are a sleeveless dress worn over a shirt, mostly by younger girls in primary schools. We make them in kids’ sizes by age, in poly-cotton or poly-viscose suiting.
Pinafores suit shops serving primary schools where the pinafore is part of the dress code. The crest can go on the bib or pocket, where it sits high and stays visible over a jumper. Because pinafores only cover younger age bands, plan smaller quantities than for shirts.
Corporate style: work shirts
Work shirts are our corporate uniform style. They come in poly-cotton, in XS–3XL, with long or short sleeves and a chest pocket. Tell us the collar style and pocket details you want.
Work shirts suit:
- Corporate suppliers dressing office, retail, reception or field staff
- Hospitality and service businesses that want a plain, smart shirt with a logo
- Schools ordering shirts for their own staff
An embroidered company logo on the chest or sleeve is the usual branding. Many corporate orders pair work shirts with trousers in poly-viscose suiting for a matching set.
Building a range from these styles
How you combine the five depends on who you sell to:
- A uniform shop serving several schools usually needs shirts, trousers and skirts for every school, and pinafores for primary schools.
- A uniform brand often starts with shirts and trousers in a few standard colours, then adds skirts.
- A corporate supplier usually starts with work shirts and trousers, branded with each company’s logo.
You can start with one or two styles and add more on a later order. Because the minimum is per style and sizes can be mixed, adding a style does not mean doubling your stock. A shop that starts with shirts and trousers for three schools can add skirts for the one school that needs them most, and see how they sell before adding the rest. Our post on white label vs private label uniforms explains when a style would need to be built to your own design instead. Full details of each style are on our white label uniforms page. Tell us who you supply and which styles they wear, and we will suggest a starting range and quote it.