A BRAND new uniform for Guides has been unveiled.
Young women studying fashion at Arts University Bournemouth have designed a fresh range of clothing for girls in guiding aged 10 to 14.
Girls now have a choice of tops to wear with trousers, leggings, skirts, jeans and shorts as well as a uniform dress and skirt.
The last major Guide uniform redesign was in 2000.
Feedback from girls was that the uniform needed an overhaul and five young designers from the university were put in charge of the project to bring the uniform up to date.
The young women spent the next year consulting with Guides about what they wanted and drawing up designs.
They told the designers they wanted choice, and asked for the clothes to be comfortable and not too 'boyish'.
Chief Guide Gill Slocombe said: "We're exceptionally proud of the young women who have taken such care over this project.
"We are thrilled with the designs - they're fresh, young and versatile. It was extremely important to select the right designers for this project and I am delighted we selected Arts University Bournemouth as they are clearly committed to ensuring fashion embraces diversity."
What do you think to the new uniform? Have your say below.
Here are some of the #GuideUniform">https://twitter.com/hashtag/GuideUniform?src=hash"... sketches that older Guides drew for us: pic.twitter.com/H9CHKNftkT
—">pic.twitter.com/H9CHKNftkT...">http://t.co/H9CHKNftkT">pic.twitter.com/H9CHKNftkT... Girlguiding (@Girlguiding) August">https://twitter.com/Girlguiding/statuses/499134841... 12, 2014<script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
Some more straight-on photos of the new #GuideUniform">https://twitter.com/hashtag/GuideUniform?src=hash"... - Inspired by Guides and designed by young women pic.twitter.com/RG9dkiIK07
—">pic.twitter.com/RG9dkiIK07...">http://t.co/RG9dkiIK07">pic.twitter.com/RG9dkiIK07... Girlguiding (@Girlguiding) August">https://twitter.com/Girlguiding/statuses/499116940... 12, 2014<script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
<blockquote lang="en"><p>We asked Guides how they wanted the new <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GuideUniform?src=hash">#GuideUniform</a> to look, here are some of their pics <a href="http://t.co/2KBfk2EsrR">pic.twitter.com/2KBfk2EsrR</a></p>— Girlguiding (@Girlguiding) <a href="https://twitter.com/Girlguiding/statuses/499116326057545728">August 12, 2014</a></blockquote>
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