Hi! I just realized I never said congrats on the update. So: congrats! The customization really knocked it out of the park. Never thought picking out a uniform would be so much fun. As someone who never had to wear one, I was wondering if you could please clarify the "flavors" of uniform New Kid can pick? Pristine/Adequate/Messy feel fairly self-explanatory, though Non-compliant and Trendy have thrown me off. I guess I'm under the impression everyone can only buy from the Official Uniform Store™
Thanks! 🥳 And omg I love calling them flavors... Generally speaking:
Pristine uniforms are not just neat, they are worn in total compliance with the dress code. (...Unless you're breaking gender-based rules like wearing the wrong tie 😆) You basically have the school's full dress code memorized. Vivian/Vincent's uniform is pristine too!
Adequate uniforms are perfectly passable. Nothing good or bad to say about them, one way or another! Jack falls in this category.
Messy uniforms are wrinkled, disheveled, even dirty at times. Kinda just thrown together. Pretty self-explanatory! Rupan/Rohan's uniform is messy!
Non-compliant uniforms are either worn incomplete or in blatant violation of the dress code. Disruptive or distracting accessories, casual clothes under school outerwear, the wrong color pants or undershirt — that sort of thing. Kile, Jessie, and Rain are non-compliant.
Trendy uniforms are often also non-compliant, but in ways that are popular among students at the moment. It changes a bit each season but usually involves trending accessories, designer brands, or slight modifications to how the uniform is worn. Popular characters like Heidi frequently set trends for the uniform. Examples: skirt-hiking, wearing the necktie instead of the cross tie, and the sudden increase in messenger bags after she switched to using one last year!
Aside from base clothing items like the dress shirt or pants, everything certainly does have to be purchased from the school's official catalog. A notable exception to this is Rain because they have access to the school's official fabric supplier and occasionally get bored enough to make themself custom uniform items.