School Uniform for an eczema sufferer

September 30, 2011 9:33 AM

Eczema School Uniform. My daughter has quite severe eczema and we're finding that the school uniforms are making her itch even more than usual, as they are not 100% cotton. Looking to you guys to help me find 100% cotton uniform items for her. She needs a shirt, Navy pinafore and white knee length socks. The main problem i'm having is finding a Long Sleeve shirt for her, those i've found so far are too big for her. She 5 now but is quite small for her age. Have thought about getting shirts made for her, but not sure if it's feasible? Any help appreciated.
posted by lloyder to Clothing, Beauty, & Fashion (9 answers total)

How about this mini boden one -- It's 100% cotton and white, and a slimmer fit. It looks like it has a little pink rosette on the collar but that could presumably be cut off easily -- and boden stuff is good quality.
posted by brainmouse at 9:43 AM on September 30, 2011

Some of my friends' kids have trouble with tags and other sensory issues with their clothing. They find some good items here: http://www.softclothing.net/. Good luck!
posted by dawkins_7 at 9:43 AM on September 30, 2011

Land's End has 100% cotton tops. Their whole Uniform Shop is pretty good, though I didn't see a 100% cotton pinafore.
posted by Coffeemate at 9:45 AM on September 30, 2011

Maybe for the pinafore you could get the navy pinafore from your local uniform shop, but pair it with leggings/short leggings underneath? I know my kids' school is fine with them wearing different colored items under their uniforms, but YMMV.
posted by doyouknowwhoIam? at 9:47 AM on September 30, 2011

Lands End has a bunch of 100 percent cotton school uniform clothes here. For instance, there's a 100 percent cotton navy jumper. They've also got long-sleeved polo shirts, and here's a 100 percent cotton long-sleeved white button-down.
posted by brina at 9:48 AM on September 30, 2011 [1 favorite]

Response by poster: Thanks for the replies so far. All US based, whilst I'm over the other side of the pond, should have mentioned that :-). Will contact them all to see if the ship to the UK, and how much they charge. Thanks again.
posted by lloyder at 11:23 AM on September 30, 2011

Ah, Boden is actually a UK company that ships to the US, so they're an even better bet for you.
posted by brainmouse at 11:38 AM on September 30, 2011

Here's that miniboden shirt on the UK site.
posted by brainmouse at 11:40 AM on September 30, 2011 [1 favorite]

At Marks and Spencer -- "At least one in five children have conditions like eczema or dry skin, leaving them prone to niggles and itches. Which is why our Skinkind™ range, recognised by the British Skin Foundation, is there to soothe and protect.
We use a unique fabric... View Skinkind™ School Uniforms"

...which doesn't have much in stock at the moment, but perhaps there's a better selection in stores?
posted by kmennie at 1:00 PM on September 30, 2011 [1 favorite]