Whenever I’m doing an intake at my school, I have to tell the students about wearing plain blue jeans. Hopefully, they ask, “Can we wear Dickies?” Unfortunately for them, the answer is no, because Dickies are too stylish for our disciplinary alternative school uniform. The students love Dickies, and I can see why. They look good, and for a name brand, the price is unbelievably cheap. You can make it even cheaper if you use dickies.com coupons from PricePickle.com.

I like Dickies for my husband, who goes through work clothes like crazy. He works in a metal fabrication plant, and gets tons of grease on his clothes. After a point, I just have to take some of the clothes and throw them in the trash. The good thing about wearing Dickies is that they have colors where grease just doesn’t show all that much. And when you do have to replace them, like I said, the price is reasonable.

My students wouldn’t dream of wearing Dickies to work in, though. When they wear them, they look like they’re taking part in a fashion show. They like them too big, with the shirt open and a white tank underneath. You’ve seen the look. I love clothes that both my husband and my students can look good wearing. Now that’s versatile.