It s not completely preppy, cautions Jacqueline Azria-Palombo with Cosmo Girl magazine. It s also just pretty at the same time. They might go to a thrift store and put a vintage blazer over a lace blouse, which certainly has a girly feel to it. But it s also very individual. It shows who you are.
Girls are very into that.
Azria-Palomba adds that school uniforms are a challenge for a lot of students. They like to play around by shortening the skirt or do something like sneak a tiny polo shirt in. They like to play with that uniform and make it more them. Teens don t want to play by our rules. They don t necessarily want to follow what the designers say or what the magazines say.