Lower School Dress Code

2018-2019

• Footwear: Dress shoes, sneakers, or sandals only - no flip flop footwear of any type, no athletic sandals and no plastic footwear of any type.
• Legwear:
  Hose and tights: neutral, solid Navy, White or Hunter Green.
  Leggings (calf-length or ankle length): solid Navy, White, Hunter Green, or Black with a matte finish (i.e. no shiny athletic style finish).
• Sweaters and fleeces: Navy or Hunter Green - must be worn with the shirt underneath.  Fleece and vest options are available from Lands’ End.
• Sweatshirts: The Lower Campus allows any DC-logo sweatshirt to be worn.
• Shirts:  Oxford shirts must be tucked in while polo shirts do not have to be tucked in. Polo shirts are required to have the school logo on them.
  Polo: Hunter Green, Navy or White (short and long sleeve)
  Oxford: Blue or White (short or long sleeve)
  Turtlenecks: Hunter Green, Navy, or White
• Pants: Classic khaki or navy. No skinny-leg, cargo, or jean-like pants will be permitted.
  
• Shorts: Khaki or Navy. No cargo shorts will be permitted.
• Skorts:  Khaki or Navy 2-Panel
• Jumpers:  Green Plaid (F&O) or White Plaid (LE)
• Gym days: Kindergarteners, 1st and 2nd graders (only) may wear green sweat pants on their designated schedule gym day only.
• Miscellaneous:
  No body piercing except girls' ears.
  No extremes in jewelry, hairstyles or make-up. Natural hair dye colors (boys & girls).
  No non-DC sweatshirts or sweatshirt jackets can be worn during the school day.
  No hats can be worn during the school day.
  Boys' hair should be neat, well-groomed, collar length, always out of the eyes (even when looking down), with at least 3/4 of the ear showing.
• During scheduled dress-down days students should wear clothing that is appropriate, modest and self-respectful. No spaghetti straps or belly shirts. No short shorts. Clothes should fit appropriately, not too big or too small.