Ours is pretty good for a public state school (it is navy, gold and white) - there are generic navy/white check summer dress, navy pants, shorts, skort etc but we do have a logo on the winter jacket, jumper, summer tops. We also have a specific winter tunic that is worn with a generic navy skivvy or long sleeved top. The girls are required to wear sport uniform on PE and sport days which is shorts, skort or trackies with sport top. Other days they wear summer dress in terms 1 & 4 and the tunic/pants in terms 2 & 3. There is a uniform shop on site open on Mondays or they take orders and they also sell second hand.
They are also only allowed to wear white socks in summer and navy tights in winter. There are some exceptions as often the summer days will be cold and the girls wear tights or pants or white leggings under their summer dress.
Many of the muslim girls also wear scarves and these don't tend to be school colours but they don't make the uniform look messy, just adds a splash of colour.
ETA - Target online often stocks the full range of school uniform colour requirements
my kids go to a private school and so there is an extremely strict uniform policy that is enforced. The kindy and pp kids wear the sport uniform with sneakers. Then there is a uniform for grades 1-6 and a different one for 7-12. The older kids have blazers, ties and "proper" hats (the younger kids have wide brimmed floppy hats). Each age group has a winter and a summer uniform. No jewellery is allowed except for plain studs or sleepers for girls (no earrings for boys at all), a watch and I think that's it. Boys' hair must be above their collar and girls if its below their collar must be tied up with school coloured bands etc. Girls' skirts and dresses must reach the floor when they are on their knees with their bags on their back. Must use the school bag and shoes must be black lace ups with white ankle socks/tights for girls in winter. Everything has the school logo on it and there is a uniform shop.
I love the uniform and the fact that they enforce it. I have to drive past the public high school to get to the girls' school each day and the kids coming out of their look awful - everything's different, some girls have skirts that barely cover their knickers and/or are skin tight, lots of shirt buttons undone. I think it helps promote pride in both themselves and their school to wear a good uniform. It is more expensive having to buy from the uniform shop, but the clothes seem to last well and with three kids who will be going to the same school I'll get lots of use from hand me downs.
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