Navy Hair Clips for School: Getting the Colour Right

Navy is the most popular colour in UK school uniform. It's also, somehow, one of the hardest colours to buy correctly.

Why navy hair clips for school are harder to get right than they should be

The problem is that "navy" is doing a lot of work as a colour name. It covers an enormous range of blues, and different manufacturers interpret it differently. What looks right on a screen doesn't always look right next to an actual school jumper.

For navy hair clips to work for school, they need to match the uniform — close enough that they read as part of the look, not as an accessory that's trying its best and not quite getting there.

What Classette's navy set looks like

We made our navy specific. It's a classic school navy - the kind that looks right next to a Trutex sweatshirt, or an M&S polo shirt, or wherever your school uniform comes from. Not fashion navy. Not vintage navy. School navy.

The set includes 15 pieces: clips, bobbles and a headband, all in the same tone. No mix-and-match guessing. Everything arrives in a canvas carry sack — the closest thing to a system for keeping school hair accessories together that anyone has managed to invent.

Plastic-free packaging. Ethically made. £19.99 with free UK shipping from classette.co.uk. Also available on Amazon UK.

A quick note on buying navy hair clips

If you're buying online, it helps to buy from a brand that's specifically made their navy for schools. General accessory brands make navy for fashion — which is a different navy. Classette makes accessories for school, so the navy is calibrated for exactly that.

Fifteen pieces. One sack. The right navy. That's the whole pitch.