Uniform Maintenance & Alterations
In an effort to streamline uniforms and ease the to-do lists for families, uniforms will be altered by a professional. We will request a minimal maintenance fee to help cover this expense. If you are capable of altering the uniform appropriately, you may do so. Dresses should touch the top of the toe part of the shoe and pants should fall with a 2-inch break. We never want to cut anything when making alterations. Fold hems under several times if needed, but avoid cutting fabric.
Maintaining Your Uniform
Haslett Choirs are considered some of the finest high school choirs in the state. With this in mind, we should do our best to look as professional as we sound.
- Don’t ever cut the fabric of your uniform!
- Store your uniform on its hanger in your closet by hanging it.
- Inspect your uniform regularly. You are responsible for communicating repairs as needed. If you see a snag, do not cut it, ask for help.
- Please dry-clean or launder your clothing regularly. Dresses can be washed with dark colors, on a delicate cycle in your washing machine at home (no towels) and placed on its hanger to dry. Tuxedos must be dry cleaned.
- While wearing your uniform, don’t handle animals or things that might cause snags in the fabric or attract static fuzzies/fur.
- Personal jewelry and other individual items should be hidden while performing.
- Concert attire should be clean and neatly pressed for each performance.
- Students must make an effort to respect the uniform and uniform policies or students may suffer a loss of points from their concert grade.
- All students will receive their uniforms in a garment bag to keep the uniforms protected and looking nice! All school-owned uniform items should be returned at the end of the school year with the garments inside as they are the property of the choirs.
- A student who has lost or damaged a uniform will be charged the fees necessary for replacing it.
Additional Details
Students who receive assisted lunch or need financial assistance with purchasing a shirt/tie, shoes or paying the maintenance fee should inform the directors to receive assistance. Should you outgrow your uniform, please let the director know at least ONE WEEK before a performance. Outfitting you in a new uniform right before a concert is challenging.
Have a singer in Men’s or Select? Men’s & Select ensembles often wear gig black. All black with a splash of color (men’s splash is a tie, select splash with accessories)