A sketch of the new uniforms the KU Marching Jayhawks plan to begin wearing in fall 2015, one of three styles provided by Fruhauf Uniforms Inc.

When you’re spending $300,000 to outfit 270 people with new uniforms, a one-and-done look probably isn’t the way to go. (Recall, for example, the Zubaz-esque shorts and monochromatic — aka “smurf” — jerseys the Kansas University men’s basketball team donned back in 2013.)

The KU Marching Jayhawks will get new uniforms this fall, and they’re going classic all the way. The new uniforms will be in KU colors — blue with red torsos and capes — and a traditional marching band look — tuxedo stripes on the pants, soldier-like details on top and plumes on the hats.

A sketch of the new uniforms the KU Marching Jayhawks plan to begin wearing in fall 2015, one of three styles provided by Fruhauf Uniforms Inc.

A sketch of the new uniforms the KU Marching Jayhawks plan to begin wearing in fall 2015, one of three styles provided by Fruhauf Uniforms Inc.

A sketch of the new uniforms the KU Marching Jayhawks plan to begin wearing in fall 2015, one of three styles provided by Fruhauf Uniforms Inc.

The Jayhawks have been wearing uniforms with all-black slacks, black hats and an outdated KU letter style on the back.

photo by: Nick Krug

A drum major leads the Kansas Marching Band onto the field prior to kickoff against Rice on Saturday, Sept. 8, 2012 at Memorial Stadium.

“We are all very excited about the new uniforms for the Marching Jayhawks and the return to a more traditional look for the band with an emphasis on KU colors and up-to-date school logos,” Paul Popiel, director of KU Bands, said in a news release. “This fall will be a great time to unveil the new uniforms with all of the excitement around KU football.”

KU Endowment announced Tuesday that its Tradition Marches on Campaign, launched in 2013, had raised enough money to order the new uniforms for this fall. The $300,000 campaign has raised $289,000. Alumni and friends donated $161,000, KU Athletics contributed $67,500, and KU’s chancellor’s and provost’s offices each allocated $30,000 from unrestricted private funds managed by their offices, according to KU endowment.

The band has been wearing the current uniforms, with the black pants, since 2004. According to a Journal-World story at the time, at least one fund-drive spokeswoman pitched them as a “hip” and “trendy” look that would help attract more students to the band.

The switch to black from the colored uniforms the band had worn for decades drew criticism in 2004. However, the Journal-World reported, black was actually more traditional than some realized: Most of the band’s uniforms prior to the 1960s were predominantly black.