As students return to school, one patterned textile now synonymous with uniforms will make its seasonal reappearance on pleated skirts, jumpers and ties: plaid. The design has long been a mainstay in ...

British students at Isca Academy in Exeter, UK, protest their school's uniform rules by wearing skirts to class. Twitter/Simon Hall These British schoolboys are literally skirting the rules. On ...

In film and on television, the school uniform can be a surprisingly important blank canvas. Just look at the style on display in the recent (and, yes, short-lived) reboot of Gossip Girl: In place of ...

Ask anyone I grew up with and they'll probably tell you that it's no surprise I ended up working in fashion. A plaid green kilt was my uniform for nearly a decade, followed by a slightly more relaxed ...

Every item on this page was chosen by a Town & Country editor. We may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy. There's no fall outfit staple quite like a plaid skirt. It's incredibly ...