Style Birmingham

The end of the school holidays nears ever closer and the little ones will soon be making their way back to class (with a collective “hooray“ from stressed-out parents everywhere!). Lisa Piddington looks at the most stylish uniforms for the mini fashionistas. Main picture, BhS.

1: Girl’s pin-tuck blouse, from £2, fashionable “boyfriend” cardigan, £8, and trousers, £6, all from Tesco.

2: Also from Tesco, pack of three pique polo shirts, from £2.75, belted skirts, £5, and flower strap shoes, £9.

3: Shorts, from £4, polo shirt pack, £6, and wool jumper, from £9, from Marks & Spencer.

4: Pack of puff-sleeve blouses, from £10, junior cardigan, from £9, bias cut skirt, £7, also from Marks & Spencer.

5: Senior girls pleat skirt, from £10, ¾ sleeve blouse, from £6, and scoop neck tank top, from £9. At Bhs.

6: From Matalan, satin belted blouse, £5, fashion shorts, £5, stretch blouse, £4.50, and double-buckle skirt, from £5.50.

7: Pleated pinafore, from £11.99, with swing cardigan, £8.99; white belted blouse, from £4.99, wide-leg trousers, £10.99 – all from Adams.