I grew up on the other end of the spectrum but I also had relatives who went to schools that did require uniforms. I knew even as a kid that uniforms only slightly levelled the playing field. The kids who had brand new uniforms rather looked down on kids with used or handed down uniforms.

I do like the notion of uniforms if only because it takes a lot of the morning crap out of the day. You're gonna wear what you can wear, stop tearing your closet apart.