Until their uniforms arrived, many girls attended the first liturgy, held on August 23, without the complete dress uniform consisting of a blazer, white polo, gray skirt and black penny loafers. Additionally, when items are on backorder, they seemingly take forever to arrive on your porch, sometimes several months after ordering… if ever arriving at all.

“Any time I order from Dennis it does not come for a long time,” said Robyn Bowling ’28. Multiple times, her uniform items have been on backorder, including polo shirts, skirts and sweatshirts.

Oftentimes, core uniform items such as skirts, blazers and polos are out of stock in most sizes, not only on Dennis’s website, but also at their nearest in-person store in Woodland Hills. Specifically, many girls have complained about the unavailability of the blazers. Recently, on the Dennis Uniform website, all but six of the sizes were sold out. 

Even if Dennis has your size in stock, and your order comes without delay, chances are it won’t fit. Sometimes, even if you think you ordered the right size, it may not fit how you thought it would. 

 For example, Louisville held a used uniform sale for transfer students in July to help them get uniform items that were unavailable through Dennis. Though the event was wonderful, it was incredibly difficult to know what your size was compared to the size you would order for a new uniform because sizes can vary greatly depending on the age of secondhand clothing.

But hope is on the horizon.

Amid numerous complaints, Dennis Uniform has recognized its shortcomings and explained that some changes in their business have led to some of the problems encountered by students.