Dress Code

• Students should practice good hygiene;
• Middle School students should wear deodorant;
• Make-up and nail polish:
  • Middle school students, only;
  • Must be conservative, tasteful, and discreet;
  • Make-up must be natural looking;
  • No temporary or permanent tattoos.

- GENERAL -

• Fits student's body appropriately; clothing that is too tight, too loose, or revealing is not appropriate;
• No visible undergarments at any time;
• No visible midriffs;
• Clothing may not have prominent holes or tears.

- UNIFORMS -

• Use Lands' End Oakwood Uniform Webpages as a reference for color and style; if an item isn’t listed with Lands’ End, it isn’t Oakwood appropriate wear;
• All uniform outerwear must have an Oakwood logo (available through Lands’ End);
• Polo shirts may be worn tucked or un-tucked; shirts may display Oakwood logo, but is not required; all other brand logos are not permitted;
• Undershirts (solid white, solid navy blue or solid light gray; short or long sleeved) may be worn under uniform shirts;
• Uniform outerwear (sweatshirts/vests/jackets) may be worn inside the classroom; if sweatshirt has a hood, the hood may not be worn indoors;
• Non-uniform heavy winter jackets may be worn over an Oakwood sweatshirt, sweater, or uniform jacket outside only (never in the classroom) on cold days; non-uniform sweat suit jackets or non-uniform sweatshirts, zippered or pullover, may not be worn;
• Non-uniform shirts/sweatshirts/vests may not be worn.

- FREE DRESS -

• Shirts/sweatshirts/vests/jackets should be modest and tasteful, containing no offensive wording or images;
• Lower School: No tank tops or spaghetti straps; modest necklines only;
• Middle School: Shirt straps must be at least three fingers wide, no visible undergarments/undershirts:
• Clothing may not have prominent holes or tears;
• No pajama-type clothing is to be worn (flannel pants, etc.)

- GENERAL -

• Fits student's body appropriately; clothing that is too tight, too loose, or revealing is not appropriate;
• No visible undergarments at any time;
• Bottoms should be worn at or near the waist;
• Skirts and shorts (both uniform and free dress) must extend past the student's fingertips along the legs.
• Pants/shorts/skirts/skorts must be hemmed;
• Clothing may not have prominent holes or tears.

- UNIFORMS -

• Use Lands' End Oakwood Uniform Webpages as a reference for color and style; if an item isn’t listed with Lands’ End, it isn’t Oakwood appropriate wear;
• Flat-front or pleated-front pants are acceptable;
• Tapered-leg or non-tapered-leg pants are acceptable.

- FREE DRESS -

• Pants/skirts/shorts/skorts should be modest and tasteful;
• Clothing may not have prominent holes or tears.
• No pajama-type clothing is to be worn (flannel pants, etc.)

- GENERAL -

• Shoes must be comfortable with good support, closed-toed, and appropriate for play;
• No shoes should have a heel and/or platform of more than two inches;
• Laced shoes must be tied;
• Athletic shoes must be worn for all PE classes.

- UNIFORMS -

• Socks must be worn at all times;
• Socks must be visible; knee socks should not extend past the knee;
• Acceptable colors for socks or tights are solid white or solid navy blue; no color stripe should be visible;
• Solid navy blue, black, or white leggings may be worn under a skirt or dress;
• Shoes must be closed-toed;
• Shoes should be consistent with the spirit of the school uniform;
• No sandals;
• No flip-flops.

- FREE DRESS -

• Shoes and socks should be modest and tasteful.

- GENERAL -

• Cut/Style:
  • Must be clean and neat;
  • Natural human hair colors, only (i.e. not blue, green, etc…)
  • No extreme or distracting haircuts/hairstyles;
  • Hair must not cover the face or eyes, and must allow full eye contact at all times.
• Hair Accessories:
  • Students may wear small/conservative and tasteful hair accessories such as headbands in solid white, navy blue, light grey, or forest green.

- GENERAL -

• All accessories (jewelry, watches, etc.) must be removed during P.E. and other physical activities;
• Piercings:
  • Students may have pierced ears, only (no more than two holes per ear);
  • No gauges;
• Other jewelry:
  • Only middle school students may wear necklaces, bracelets, and rings;
  • Must be simple, tasteful, and discreet;
  • Chandelier-type, large hoop, or overly long earrings are not permitted;
• Watches:
  • Must be simple, tasteful, and discreet;
  • Should not make noises of any kind, including alarms, chimes, etc.;
• Sunglasses should be stored out of sight in the classroom;
• Hats/hoods on sweatshirts may not be worn indoors;
• No sweatbands on uniform days;
• Face coverings:
  • Please refer to the 2020-2021 COVID-19 Operations Plan Handbook for information on proper and appropriate face coverings;
  • Face coverings should fit appropriately, covering the nose, mouth and chin. They should be tasteful, containing no wording, symbols, or offensive images, and may be any color or color pattern.

- UNIFORMS -

• Belts are optional and should be consistent with the spirit of the school uniform.

- FREE DRESS -

• Belts and other accessories should be tasteful and not distracting.

Middle school students are expected to dress out for P.E., and will be required to purchase and wear the Oakwood P.E. uniform, which consists of:

• Basic T-Shirt – a gray short sleeve t-shirt with Oakwood Athletics logo (available through Lands' End);
• Mesh Shorts – plain navy blue mesh shorts (no stripes or non-Oakwood logos);
• Athletic shoes and white socks;
• Optional: Sweat pants – plain navy blue sweat pants (no stripes or logos). May have the Oakwood logo (available through Lands’ End).

Students are occasionally granted the privilege of Free Dress days, on which they have the opportunity to wear non-uniform clothing. However, on these days, students must still abide by the Oakwood Dress Code. Generally, lower school students have a free dress day on the last Friday of each month and middle school students enjoy free dress privilege every Friday unless directed otherwise.