A simple guide to keep up with the “School Uniform 2.0” trend

September is the back-to-school season. No matter how relevant the word "school" is to you now, on such a "happy" day, if you don't talk about campus, you always feel sorry for your beautiful memories.

In the past two years, for some reason, the sudden rise of the retro trend has brought the "school uniform suit" that was rejected countless times in middle school back to people with an unstoppable trend.

Of course, I’m not asking you to rummage through your wardrobe to find a school uniform and put it on. The “school uniforms” I’m talking about specifically refer to sportswear with bright colors and colorful strips sewn on the sleeves and trouser belts. People who shout "Fashion is boring, I want to wear vintage clothes!" seem to have forgotten the painful memories they have brought to them. They are frequently brainwashed by the sportswear trend launched by brands of all levels in the past two years. Since the last time I saw this kind of situation was when I was a student, I call it the "School Uniform 2.0 Era".

Although these 2.0 school uniforms no longer have the name of their alma mater printed on the chest, the abbreviation of the alma mater is no longer on the back, the color is no longer the color of the alma mater, and the person wearing it has almost never stepped foot into the alma mater, but Those who take the opportunity to go to the streets to "start their own school" will inevitably become the Oldest Old School.

So today, for those of you who are still about to make the move, I will bring you a guide to keep up with the "School Uniform 2.0 Era" and tell you how to start from the first one. Some of these were also mentioned when we talked about why Russia’s Olympic team uniforms won gold medals.

I hope that those who put on the new era school uniforms in advance will never have the opportunity to be praised by you as "so cool!" - look at yourself, you are as cool as them after all. (Or cooler than them!)

First, let’s put on a real “school uniform”

Xiao Li's catchphrase "Old Sport" in "The Great Gatsby" has been translated by many domestic translators as "Old School", which is very vivid.

The word “Old Sport” itself cleverly opens up today’s first topic for us. Thanks to the first batch of school uniform designers in the country, we equated "clothes that students need to wear uniformly in school" with "sportswear", so our topic can continue.

This guide will tell you that your first priority right now is to get a set of retro sportswear. This important combination that only requires a zipper jacket and a pair of trousers can keep you close to success. The focus of the design is usually on the sleeves and trouser legs.

Yes, these areas extending from the collar of the jacket to the sleeves, and then from the trousers to the trousers, are the traditional "stage" for sportswear designers (of course, the most famous one may be the "three stripes") , is also the visual element that you need to master most in the era of "School Uniform 2.0".

There are many opportunities for you to choose from: from fast fashion brands such as ZARA and H&M, to traditional sports brands such as Champion, Clover, and KAPPA, to "old British" Fred Perry, or to leading young brands such as Supreme, PALACE Skateboards, and Gosha Rubchinskiy. Cultural street fashion, even high-end fashion brands such as Burberry have not been immune to this trend.

This means that whether your spending power is 200, 300, or tens of thousands, and whether you are a so-called “brand believer” or not, you can always find a set that satisfies your needs.

ZARA sportswear suit (2016 autumn and winter new models on sale)

Burberry sportswear (2016 autumn and winter new styles on sale)

Fred Perry sportswear (evergreen styles on sale)

Supreme 3M reflective sportswear set (not on sale in autumn and winter 2016)

PALACE x adidas Originals Sportswear Set (Spring/Summer 2016)

Gosha Rubchinskiy x KAPPA (2017 spring and summer not on sale)

Therefore, regardless of the respective backgrounds, positioning and attributes of the brands, the "school uniform 2.0" trend is to intensify efforts to force these outfits, which you may think are outdated, into people's aesthetics.

Of course, if you are a hard-core Old Schooler and generally don’t have a strong impression of new gadgets, I will never object to you actually going to a vintage store to buy a “real Old Sport” outfit...

But at the same time, if you are not confident in your ability to identify and are afraid that the "old goods" you find are "old fakes", then stores selling vintage sportswear such as BerBerJin from Japan and upperupper, which we have highlighted before, should be Your first choice. (I won’t tell you that upperupper ships directly to China, and the goods will arrive within a week after placing the order)

For those who are lazier, I can only tell you - go shopping in major adidas retail stores, you may find unexpected gains.

I can only help you so far...

Second, ask dad to borrow a hat

If dad doesn't have one, you may need to get one yourself.

The hat I’m talking about is naturally another main force in the retro wave, the curved brim 6-piece hat affectionately called “Dad Hat”. I don’t need to tell you how red it is. The name has the smell of an old smoker. But in my opinion, it can only be truly used when it matches the "school uniform".

And you and I also know that with the popularity of this hat style nowadays, there are naturally more choices than the school uniforms mentioned above. Therefore, here are just one or two, and the rest depends on your own luck - as long as you remember its hat shape, you will be successful. As for what the pattern above is, it’s up to you.

PALACE’s more popular item than the “triangle” is the “P Logo” curved brim 6-piece hat

PALACE x adidas Originals collaboration curved brim 6-piece hat from this spring and summer season

Vetements curved brim 6-panel hat, only available next spring and summer

Adidas curved brim 6-piece hat designed with cartoon avatars of Curry, Kobe, James and other NBA superstars

The Hundreds rose brim 6-panel hat

LIFUL curved brim 6-panel hat

Even A BATHING APE®️ joins the “battle”

This hot hat style has directly become a must-have in the cooperation series between GD and Korean fast fashion brand 8''

Third, choose a pair of “low-tech” sneakers

Since you are going back to campus, you must be "retro" from head to toe. If your shoes are too avant-garde, they will look weird.

Then "retro sneakers" have naturally become the best choice. These so-called "low-tech (Lo-Tech)" sneakers are not as retro as Vans Old Skool, Clover Stan Smith, Converse Chuck Taylor and other shoes. So old, but mainly in the 1980s and 1990s. With the simplest and most straightforward cushioning technology and sporty styling, it has become the best footwear in the "School Uniform 2.0" era.

FILA Original Fitness

FILA Original Tennis

Reebok Classic

Reebok Instapump Fury

PUMA Disc Blaze

Nike Air Zoom Spiridon

Nike Air Max 98

adidas by RAF SIMONS Ozweego 2

adidas SeeULater

I almost forgot, you also need a pair of cool socks

Now you should be pretty presentable, but as the finishing touch, you need a pair of socks that are retro and cool enough. As the most unique and prominent feature of the "youth culture" instigated by Gosha Rubchinskiy, a pair of high-top cotton socks can definitely play a key role in your "school uniform 2.0" look.

Compared with the many choices before, the choices for cotton socks are much narrower. You can almost only find them from the following brands that we have talked about many times:

Gosha Rubchinskiy cotton socks

PALACE cotton socks

Supreme x Hanes cotton socks

Vetements cotton socks (2017 spring and summer)

At this point, you should be able to complete your transformation into the "School Uniform 2.0" era. If you encounter any adverse reactions while following this guide, please feel free to give me timely feedback and you will know where to find me.

Finally, Teacher’s Day is just a few days away. If you can spare some time to put on these “school uniforms 2.0” and go back to your “old school”, you must be the coolest person in the school uniform craze.

(Image source: solecollector / upperupper / zara / GQ / Fashionsnap / Fradperry / palaceskateboards / Supremenewyork)

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