fandomhigh | How to Dress Like a Pop Star [Class 3] [Period 3] [5/29]

The classroom set-up was the same as the previous week's. While Vince was up on fashion, he wasn't so up on interior decorating.

"You kids are great," was how Vince started today's lecture. He wore "Really. When people talk about people being unique snowflakes, that's true. But you all are like... beautiful, unique, towering snow people. With golden noses, corncob pipes encrusted with diamonds, and great big rubies for eyes. But enough of that. I've got a class to teach, right?"

He twirled about. Today he was wearing the mirror ball suit. Silver, glittery material for the top and trousers, with a plunging v neckline.

"The future is not now," Vince said. "Because the future is never now, because it'll always be in the future and not now."

There was a reason he wasn't a scientist.

"So really, a wonderful way to be a fashion icon is dressing beyond the realm of today. Dress like today is the future, and you're going to be the one everybody is looking at. I mean, look at me. This is a personal design. Perfected. You don't see anyone else in something like this. That's because it won't be common fashion for at least ten years. Brilliant, right?"

He didn't really wait for anyone to agree. He just assumed everyone did.

"The key to dressing like the future, though, is making sure to use things that aren't common. Shiny fabric. Metal. Plastic. Ceramics. That sort of thing. Latex is good, too. Think in color combinations that aren't really used. With all this, you can create a fresh look that'll work great."

He grinned at the class.

"So now, it's New Style time. We're going to look to the future. But with a side helping of modern suburbia. You know, polo shirts and slacks. Sweaters tied around the waist. That sort of thing. Combine the two, and you've got your new style for the week. Pair up, have fun, and continue to be beautiful."

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Priestly wasn't entirely sure that was true, but he also wasn't entirely sure he could define what "irony" should be in relation to clothes, anyway, so he went with it. "Awesome."

Claudia wasn't exactly the person you'd go to for correct definitions of words, either. "We'll keep the other one handy," she decided, "so we can double check once you find the dress."

She pulled out a tan cardigan and held it up. It hit her around mid thigh.

Priestly gave her a thumbs up on the cardigan. "You need, like, a lime green plastic belt with that."

"Yes!" Claudia squealed enthusiastically. "And some really high high, futuristic shoes."

"Gogo boots," Dean said decisively. "You ever notice how futuristic fashions are actually decidedly retro? Like the mirror ball thing the teacher has on, that's totally seventies disco."

"I lost one of my pairs of pink go-go boots down at the cabins," Claudia said with a sad sigh. "I think maybe Griff ate them."

Well, probably not, but that idea was a lot more interesting than other ones.

"Griff eats gogo boots? Man, talk about your cast-iron stomach."

"I think I heard about him blaming the ghost of Teddy Roosevelt for it," Claudia replied.

"I don't think the ghost of Teddy Roosevelt would be that into go-go boots."

"That's what I thought," Claudia said. "They don't go with the hat at all."

"Or the 'stache."

"The 'stache was pretty awesome," Claudia admitted. "His whole look was good, and not gogo boot...able."

"Not really, no." Priestly found an orange zippered house dress and held it up.

Maybe a little small through the shoulders, but he could probably make it work. . . .

"Ooh, nice color!" Claudia said approvingly.

Priestly grinned. "And the zipper is totally futuristic, right?" Futuristic, retro, totally the same thing.

This was what Priestly meant when he went on about the difference between retro and old-timey. "I should look for some puffy moonboots or something."

"A space helmet would mess up the hair," Claudia agreed, nodding. "Footwear is totes the way to go."

"Absolutely. Maybe I could do the hawk up into antennae, though. . . ." Priestly pondered this, then located a stash of crazy go go boots.

"Hey Claud, think you'd rather do purple glitter, or boots with actual horse shoes on them?"

"Omigod the ones with the horse shoes!" Claudia squealed. "Those are sooooo awesome!"

Priestly passed them over. "They're pretty incredible. I think I'd die if I ever tried to walk in them, but you've got mad toe walking skills."

"I think spending all that time watching Jessi do ballet really rubbed off on me," Claudia said with a grin, sitting down to tug the boots on. She'd completely redesign her outfit to go with these boots.

"Jessi. She's the one who, uh. . . ." White boy had no idea how to put this. ". . . the one who's up on all the race issues?"

"Yep!" Claudia said, pleased that Priestly could remember her friends ~~and their two distinct personality traits~~. "She practically twirls into every room."

Well, he supposed he had to be prepared to meet them someday, right? "If anyone can actually twirl in those horse shoes, I will be very, very impressed. D'you think the teach'll let us keep any of this stuff?"

Priestly was admittedly kind of loving the orange dress.

"I hope so," Claudia said. "Or at least tell us where he found it all!" She grinned. "You really like that dress, huh?"

"It's fuzzy." This, to Priestly, explained everything.

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"And orange!" Claudia added. That was pretty much what had sold her on the dress.

"Glad we see eye to eye on this."

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