Custom logoed school uniforms need to be comfortable and durable while at the same time reflect the values of the school. Embroidered polo shirts are a staple of lots of schools’ uniforms, with added options like sweatshirts, T-shirts, shorts, skirts and dresses that can also include logo embroidery to unify all the garments.
Let’s think about your standard school custom embroidered polo shirt. It needs to be:
Easy to wear – loose enough to allow children to wear a vest under it and a sweatshirt or cardigan on top during the colder months.
Easy to care for – the last thing mums and dads want is a school uniform that needs special washing or ironing. Embroidered polo shirts for school need to be fast drying, non-fading and non-iron.
A cool design – just about everybody, even kids, want to look nice.
Affordable – when September comes there’s always the cost of school uniform to consider. Parents want to know they’re getting value for money when buying school uniforms.
Practical – These clothes put up with a lot of wear and tear. It’s probably not many kids’ top priority to make sure they don’t scuff their shoes or rip their clothes when there’s racing round the playground to be done.
A good fit – children come in all shapes and sizes. In the UK it’s a fact that many children are larger than in the past, meaning they need bigger sizes and comfortable clothes.
5 tips for designing your own custom school uniform
Do your market research
In other words, look at other school’s uniforms and see what they’re doing, especially nearby schools. If another local school has navy blue embroidered polo shirts, your school needs to be different to stand out.
Dark colors work better for custom school uniforms
How many children come home from school looking as pristine as when they left in the morning? (Even grown ups don’t a lot of the time!) That’s why these tones work better as they don’t show the dirt. Why, we ask, are so many school shirts white?
Be creative
Let your ideas flow and design something special that the kids will love.
Fewer colors = lower cost
To save on costs, limit the number of colors you use.
Let others participate
Why not hold a competition and let the kids design their own school uniform? This is a great way to get them involved in the ethics of the school and create something they’re proud to wear. Or maybe parents and teachers could come up with the attire together, to create a sense of camaraderie and give parents input into their child’s school.
