Students are expected to dress in a way that respects the standards and academic purposes of the school. Clothing must be neat, clean and in good repair. Footwear is required at all times. The school may make exceptions to the dress code in accordance with sincerely held religious tenets. Students who are out of dress code may be sent back to their dormitory to change and will receive a tardy mark for their class or meeting attendance, as well as other potential consequences.
Class Dress
From 8:20 a.m. until the conclusion of the class day when in the dining room and all academic buildings (regardless of when an individual does or does not have class), the following dress code applies:
- Tops: Students may wear a collared shirt, turtleneck, blouse or knit sweater. Tops must cover the front and back of the torso. A collar or sweater is required with pants. A Blair crew neck sweatshirt may be worn with a collar.
- Bottoms: Khakis, chinos, trousers or denim jeans without holes or tears. Shorts are permitted until October 1 and after March 31 so long as they have pockets, and are not athletic, swim shorts or similar.
- Footwear: Sneakers, dress shoes, boots and leather sandals with straps are permitted. Slippers or rubber slides are not allowed. • Dresses and skirts must be fingertip length or longer.
- Hats, caps and hoods must be removed in classroom buildings, in the theatre, the library and dining facilities, except in accordance with sincerely held religious tenets.
- Team members may wear parts of their game uniforms to classes on game days when leaving early and with the approval of their coaches.
- On Saturdays, students may wear a Blair sweatshirt as their top as long as bottoms and footwear meet the standards of class dress.
Formal Dress
On certain occasions, more formal attire is required. Choice of formal dress should be sincere and consistent with the significance of the occasion. For select familystyle dinners and other formal school functions, the following formal dress code applies:
- Dress shirt and long trousers must be accompanied by a blazer and/or tie. Blazer and tie required for Convocation, Prize Assemblies, Baccalaureate and Commencement.
- More formal dresses, fingertip length or longer.
- Skirt or dress pants, a blouse or sweater, or blazer.
- Dress shoes, clean sneakers or leather sandals (no flip-flops or slides).
- Any comparable cultural attire.
Items That Do Not Meet Class Dress, Formal Dress, or Dress Down Days
- Any clothing that exposes undergarments.
- Clothing that advertises tobacco, alcohol or drug products, blatantly political messaging, or that contains inappropriate or vulgar messages.
- Clothing that depicts hate speech targeting groups based on race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, religious affiliation or any other protected groups.
- Tops and bottoms are required at all times outside of individual dorm rooms.
Note: Pajamas, flannel pants, sweatpants, T-shirts, athletic attire, slippers and rubber slides/sandals are not part of class day attire but may be worn on dress down days and outside of the times and occasions defined above.
