About Dress Down Day

The 4th annual citywide “Dress Down Day for Philly Public Schools” is on May 12th, so buy your Dress Down Day t-shirt now to wear your Philly public school pride to work or school!  $20 of each t-shirt purchase benefits a Philly public school of your choice- you choose the school when adding items to your cart.  All participants are encouraged to share photos of themselves wearing the t-shirts on social media, showing support for Philly’s public schools by using the hashtags #DressDownPhilly, #PhillyPublicSchools and #FundPHLSchools.  Order your t-shirt by April 28th to receive it in time for May 12th. 

Dress Down Philly is an annual t-shirt sales initiative to raise much-needed funds and awareness for Philly’s public schools culminating in our annual “Dress Down Day for Philly Public Schools”. Since its creation in 2018, more than 3,600 individuals have participated, raising over $170,000.

This year’s Dress Down Day t-shirt selection has some extra flavor. In addition to the classic t-shirt design, you can order the City Hall themed special edition t-shirt, designed by local streetwear brand P's & Q's!  P’s & Q’s is founded and owned by brothers Ky and Rick Cao who are Philadelphia public schools alumns!  Ky and Rick are graduates of Philadelphia High School for Creative and Performing Arts (CAPA).  To learn more about the story behind the P's & Q's Dress Down Day for Philly Public Schools collab, click here.