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Photos: First day fits lowkey slapped at Seattle's Roosevelt High

caption: Charlie Rice, a sophomore at Roosevelt High School in northeast Seattle, wore an outfit in sync with his typical style on the first day of school, September 4, 2024. "I just found pieces on Amazon that I like," Charlie said. "My style tends to lean more toward pastels and oversized stuff."
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Charlie Rice, a sophomore at Roosevelt High School in northeast Seattle, wore an outfit in sync with his typical style on the first day of school, September 4, 2024. "I just found pieces on Amazon that I like," Charlie said. "My style tends to lean more toward pastels and oversized stuff."
KUOW Photo/Juan Pablo Chiquiza

One thing never goes out of style: The sanctity of the back-to-school outfit. KUOW went to Roosevelt High School on Wednesday morning to see what students were wearing on their first day of school.

caption: From left to right, juniors TJ Leis, Reed Sneed, Shasta Wiswell, and Beckett Muchmore hang out before the start of classes at Roosevelt High School in Seattle on the first day, September 4, 2024. "I got new clothes, so I may as well wear them," said Reed. Their friend Shasta said she was cosplaying as Sou Hiyori from "Your Time to Die" video game.
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From left to right, juniors TJ Leis, Reed Sneed, Shasta Wiswell, and Beckett Muchmore hang out before the start of classes at Roosevelt High School in Seattle on the first day, September 4, 2024. "I got new clothes, so I may as well wear them," said Reed. Their friend Shasta said she was cosplaying as Sou Hiyori from "Your Time to Die" video game.
KUOW Photo/Juan Pablo Chiquiza


caption: Keith Williams, an 11th-grader at Roosevelt High School, arrived to the first day of school, September 4, 2024, in all black. He said that he didn't think much about his outfit: "I just put it on," Keith said. He said he tends to dress in black and gray.
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Keith Williams, an 11th-grader at Roosevelt High School, arrived to the first day of school, September 4, 2024, in all black. He said that he didn't think much about his outfit: "I just put it on," Keith said. He said he tends to dress in black and gray.
KUOW Photo/Juan Pablo Chiquiza


caption: Finn Flanigan, a freshman at Roosevelt High School in northeast Seattle said he is getting into clothes. On his first day of school, September 4, 2024, Finn wore pants he thrifted in Portland, Oregon, and a worn T-shirt of an Alaskan bear that he found at a pop-up vintage store in Ravenna.
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Finn Flanigan, a freshman at Roosevelt High School in northeast Seattle said he is getting into clothes. On his first day of school, September 4, 2024, Finn wore pants he thrifted in Portland, Oregon, and a worn T-shirt of an Alaskan bear that he found at a pop-up vintage store in Ravenna.
KUOW Photo/Juan Pablo Chiquiza


caption: For the first day of school at Roosevelt High on September 4, 2024, Sara Zahedi, 14, wore black jeans she's owned for a while, black Adidas Campus sneakers, and a jersey fabric hijab she bought off the website Modanisa. In terms of style, Sara said she is "everywhere generally, but I would describe my style as street fashion. I like clothes, and if I were really, really rich, I'd have a lot more."
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For the first day of school at Roosevelt High on September 4, 2024, Sara Zahedi, 14, wore black jeans she's owned for a while, black Adidas Campus sneakers, and a jersey fabric hijab she bought off the website Modanisa. In terms of style, Sara said she is "everywhere generally, but I would describe my style as street fashion. I like clothes, and if I were really, really rich, I'd have a lot more."
Juan Pablo Chiquiza


caption: Alex Kaneshiro, a ninth-grader at Roosevelt High School in Seattle, wore a Stanford hooded sweatshirt, Birkenstock shoes, and Vans shorts on his first day of school, September 4, 2024.
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Alex Kaneshiro, a ninth-grader at Roosevelt High School in Seattle, wore a Stanford hooded sweatshirt, Birkenstock shoes, and Vans shorts on his first day of school, September 4, 2024.
Juan Pablo Chiquiza


caption: Freshman students at Roosevelt High School on their first day of school, September 4, 2024, from left to right: Miles Reynolds, Oliver Collins, Sean Sanford, Declan Merow. While they didn't give too much thought to their first-day outfits, Declan said, "We just wanna look good on our first day." Miles added, "But we also want to look like ourselves."
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Freshman students at Roosevelt High School on their first day of school, September 4, 2024, from left to right: Miles Reynolds, Oliver Collins, Sean Sanford, Declan Merow. While they didn't give too much thought to their first-day outfits, Declan said, "We just wanna look good on our first day." Miles added, "But we also want to look like ourselves."
KUOW Photo/Juan Pablo Chiquiza


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