I work in the x-ray department of a medical centre. My job is usually very stressful and involves typing urgent medical reports on patients, which are then sent to the patients consultant or doctor for further evaluation.

Out medical centre has a strict uniform policy so I usually have to wear a uniform as part of my job, this is black trousers, a white shirt and a burgundy scarf. We have to have an identification badge, which is also worn around the neck and the photo usually covered by the Scarf. Plus we have to wear our hair up and black shoes.

On Friday however, we are having a ‘jeans day’ at work, where everyone who wants to can put 1 pound into a charity pot and can then wear jeans all day on a Friday. I was the first to say yes to this, as I hate walking around in uniform, it is far too formal and I think often puts patients off talking to you.

So I put my pound in the pot, and went home to try and find suitable jeans to wear for the day. I had all sorts of designer labeled women’s jeans, some of them had skinny leg, some boot leg, others were three quarter length jeans. I had different colours also, black, white, blue, dark blue, stone wash. You name it and I had it in my wardrobe. I didn’t want to look too over dressed so I decided that the black ones were not even in the equation when choosing.

I firstly decided which top I was going to wear on non-uniform day, then I could match the top up with the jeans. I chose a top which was casual but still looked quite smart. It was checked and had all different colours in it, such as orange, purple and white. I tried it on with all of my jeans, but I felt that it matched my Tommy Hilfiger stone wash jeans best. They were boot cut and looked really good against the material of the shirt.

I put my cowboy boots on with them, I was going to wear trainers but I felt the whole look would then look too casual.

When I got to work the next day all my colleagues had decided to take part in ‘jeans day’, I had a lot of positive comments about my Tommy Hilfiger women’s jeans. Some of the other girls there also were wearing Tommy Hilfiger jeans.

From now on I will be taking part in jeans day every week at work, I found the whole atmosphere in the medical centre more relaxed. The jeans in general were much more comfortable to wear than the uniform usually was. Plus the money they raise every week through people handing in a pound will all add up, and will help the children’s charity immensely with their work. My only hope is that our managers decide that we can wear our jeans all through the week, and then occasionally we can give in a pound to wear our uniforms instead, but somehow I don’t think they would raise as much money for charity.