Uniform Guidelines

 

FALL 2025 UNIFORM OVERVIEW & DRESS CODE

Dowling Catholic students are required to wear the dress code designated pants and tops. All uniform tops are purchased through the Dowling Catholic Campus Store.  

ALWAYS CHECK THE STUDENT HANDBOOK FOR THE MOST CURRENT UNIFORM GUIDELINES AND REQUIREMENTS

WHAT ARE THE UNIFORM ITEMS?
Uniform Shirts:

*Uniform Cotton Blend Polo Shirts: 
Short and long sleeved polo style cotton blend shirt with the Dowling Catholic Crest

Men’s sizes S – 5XL
Women’s sizes S– 4XL 
Black, Gray, Maroon or White
Short sleeved $22
Long sleeved $28 

Upcharge for extended sizes, 2XL and up. Talls and sizes 3XL and up by special order only.
*Some sizes and colors are carried in the store. 
Long sleeve - sizes S through XL in black and maroon are available in the store as supplies last. 
Short sleeve - sizes S through 3XL in black, white and maroon are available in the store as supplies last.


Uniform  V-Neck  Sweaters: Polyester blend v-neck sweater with the Dowling  Catholic  Crest            

Unisex sizes XS - 2XL
Black or maroon $42

Not carried in store.

 

 

Uniform Performance Polo Shirts: Short and long sleeved polo moisture wicking shirt with Dowling Catholic Crest

Men’s sizes S – 5XL
Women’s sizes S– 4XL

Black, Maroon or White
Short sleeved $27
Long sleeved $32


Upcharge for extended sizes, 2XL and up.
Not carried in store.  ALL performance polos by special order only.


Uniform Fleece Jacket:

Full zip fleece with the Dowling Catholic Crest

Men’s sizes XS – 3XL
Women’s sizes XS– 3XL

Black or Gray $42

Not carried in store.

 



*Uniform Crewneck Sweatshirts: Cotton/poly sweatshirt with the Dowling Catholic Crest

Unisex sizes XS - 4XL Upcharge for extended sizes, 2XL and up.

Black or gray $42 

Sweatshirt runs large; most size down at least one size.




*XS - M in BLACK carried in store during the school year but ordering ahead is STRONGLY recommended.  We are frequently out of stock during the school year.

 

Youth Sizes: Youth sizes available for cotton and performance polos, and fleece jackets. All youth is special order only.  The Campus Store cannot recommend the Youth Sizes as the sizing is very inconsistent and very short and boxy.

 

Uniform Pants:

Please visit our Uniform Pants page for a visual overview.

Beginning August 1, 2025:

Uniform pants are:

  • Black, khaki or navy blue (gray is no longer part of the uniform)
  • At least ankle length
  • Have belt loops and a standard button/zipper front closure
  • Sit on or near the hip 
  • Made of chino cotton, microfiber polyester (golf pants material) or cotton corduroy
  • Free from holes and decoration

Uniform pants are NOT:

  • Yoga pants, cargo pants, jeans, leggings, jeggings, sweatpants, athletic pants, PULL-ON, skirts, skorts, shorts or any iteration of these
  • Drawstring or elastic waist, hip-hugger or sagging below the waistline
  • Elastic, zipper or jogger hemmed at the bottom
  • Made of denim cotton, colored denim cotton, fleece, athletic double knit polyester, spandex or leggings material
  • Pants with PATCH POCKETS sewn on the back.*  (See this page for examples)

STUDENTS NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH OUR PANTS GUIDELINES WILL BE GIVEN A DRESS CODE WARNING- MORE DETAILS CAN BE FOUND IN THE STUDENT HANDBOOK. 


To be 100% certain the pants you buy meet uniform guidelines, shop our preferred vendor, Lands' End, using our link and shop number.  Lands' End can meet the needs of every student, even if you don't see what you need on the website.  In the event you can't find pants for your hard to fit student, please call the Campus Store (515-222-1012) and we will provide a contact at Lands' End that will be able to help.

IF IT HAS JEAN(S), JEGGING(S), LEGGING(S), PULL-ON OR 5-POCKET IN THE NAME, IT'S NOT UNIFORM COMPLIANT.

 

HOW DO I GET UNIFORMS DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR?

During the school year, you have 2 options for purchasing more uniforms. 

    1. Shop from our available stock: as supplies last
      - Short sleeve cotton polo shirts for men (S - 3XL) and women (S - 2XL) in black, white, maroon and gray
      -       Long sleeve cotton polo shirts for men (S - XL) and women (S - XL) in black and maroon
      - Crew neck uniform sweatshirts, unisex, in black, sizes XS - L
    2. Place a uniform order:
      - Uniform orders are collected and then submitted on the 16th of each month. 
      - It takes 5-7 weeks after the bulk order is placed for uniform orders to arrive in the Campus Store. 
      - No uniform orders are shipped during the school year, even if you select shipping at checkout.
      - You will receive an email when your order is ready for pick up.

Example -

You order October 1. The bulk order is placed October 16 and the order is ready for student pick up the last week of November.

You order October 17. The bulk order is placed November 16 and the order is ready for student pick up the last week of December

 

MORE IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Many uniform items are NOT stocked by the store and must be ordered. These include short and long-sleeved performance polos, some* long-sleeved cotton polos, grey uniform sweatshirts, and all fleece jackets, v-neck sweaters, tall sizes and youth sizes.

Uniform orders are NOT shipped during the school year.

Deb (Harrington) Derry ‘89
 Campus Store Director
515-222-1012
campusstore@dowlingcatholic.org