Self-Expression- Monday- 4th period

[throughaphase]

The class was in the Danger Shop today, which was looking quite a bit like a clothing department of a store.

"Guess what we're doing today," Kitty greeted them with a smile. "Clothes are pretty much the easiest way to tell people who you are, due to it being one of the first things people see on you. Which isn't to say you need to care about things like shopping or fashion. But due to things like laws you do usually need to wear clothes, so what you put on says something about you, even if it's just jeans and a t-shirt." Which she was totally wearing.

"Now, you're all young, and what you like to dress in now might change as you get older. Whether the styles change or you get more money to dress better or the way you feel about your body changes and you start dressing it differently. I've had... probably between one and two dozen phases since I was about thirteen, sometimes changing it up every couple weeks." She wasn't going to get into the costume thing in class because that was a potentially off-topic can of worms she didn't want to open on the second week, but let's at least narratively never forget the thing with the legwarmers and rollerskates. "It was fun, being able to change my look and figuring out what worked. So that's what you guys are doing here. I programmed in a wide range of clothes and accessories of all different price ranges, and there are things from different time periods since I know some of you are from the past, and maybe some of you have an inner flapper you're dying to let out or something. There's also makeup and some wigs back over there, so this is your chance to make yourselves look the way you want to without limitations, and no judgment for any of it. Feel free to help each other out, and if you need any help, I'm right over here."

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Sign In

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With creative dress.

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[tigerundercover]

Raven Darkholme

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[pursuedthestars]

Jim Kirk

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[notacokeperson.livejournal.com]

Karina Lyle

Listen to the lecture

[throughaphase]

As you do.

Re: Listen to the lecture

[tigerundercover]

Raven would be over here, doing her best not to look bored.

When you could literally change your entire appearance in a matter of seconds, the idea of just changing clothes and putting on a wig was a little staid.

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[wildandbrave]

Now here was a subject that, safe to say, Cosette would never have learned had she stayed at the convent school, nor from her father for that matter.

That explained the interested but somewhat thunderstruck look on her face, and the way she was suddenly glancing down at her own considerably plain and unflattering dress with a more critical eye; she'd never even thought about this before.

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[nobloodymessiah.livejournal.com]

Eleanor had only just managed clothes that fit, and were inexpensive; she hadn't thought yet about exploring. Playing. It sounded ... rather fun, actually.

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[dressedinblood]

Anna would just be over here. In her dress that she'd died in. Feeling awkward.

Oh, well, at least there were shoes and things.

Dress up!

[throughaphase]

There's a wide, totally moddable range or clothes, accessories and makeup, and dressing rooms to change in. Go nuts!

Re: Dress up!

[tigerundercover]

. . . Okay, so once Raven started actually playing with the wigs, she started to see some of the appeal. It was kind of interesting to see how she could change her appearance without actually shapeshifting.

She was rather enjoying trying out a short hair style, especially with some good old fashioned glam. The wigs fit way better when she shifted into being bald really quick, first.

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[voiceoverdue]

"I think you should go with this one!" Cecil held up a rainbow mohawk wig, grinning.

Re: Dress up!

[pursuedthestars]

Jim wasn't going to go for the wigs but he was going to try and dig up something that would maybe make him look like some 1920's inspired gangster. He didn't usually go for suits voluntarily but come on, those suits were awesome with the pinstripes and vests and fedoras.

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[notacokeperson.livejournal.com]

Karina usually wore pretty short skirts and dresses, so today she was trying on long, flowing skirts and old-fashioned gowns.

She liked them just fine, she thought, checking herself out in a mirror, but she liked her usual style better.

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[justbeingbay]

Bay started out with a bobbed Louise Brooks-y wig, and quickly made a face at herself in the mirror. "Okay, there's a look that doesn't work for me," she decided softly.

But the jeweled hair clips were better, and Bay loved the retro flapper-style party dress she found to go with them so much she might never take it off.

Re: Dress up!

[livebytherules.livejournal.com]

Will stuck with the simple stuff. He found a sombrero that he plopped on his head and a long trench coat. He had no idea what he looked like but he felt hidden, at least.

That was something he was good at doing.

Re: Dress up!

[wildandbrave]

Cosette was, admittedly, not doing a whole lot of actual dressing up, but she was browsing along all the clothing racks, wide-eyed and slightly awed.

Occasionally she would pick one item or another off the rack and hold it up in front of her before putting it back. Would her father be terribly averse to her trying out a new look?

Probably, but she was fairly sure she could talk him into it. Anyway, he wasn't here on the island with her.

Re: Dress up!

[pasunereveuse.livejournal.com]

Celia took a moment to look at the selection of longer skirts and dresses, considering their familiarity...and then found herself instead a few pairs of trousers that looked as though they might fit.

She felt strange without her layers and layers, when she tried them on -- let alone how light she felt without her bustle -- but there was something very freeing about it, too.

She only allowed herself a few moments in them before getting back into her dress.

Re: Dress up!

[nobloodymessiah.livejournal.com]

All right, so Eleanor was normally rather conservative in her appearance, but the gold lamé skirt (http://imgur.com/1ipxPmr) was calling to her, and it paired nicely with a decorative aqua shirt.

She would never wear this sort of thing, but it felt intriguing, pretending to be the sort of girl who might.

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[voiceoverdue]

"Cute!" Cecil grinned at her.

Up at her. Hi, tall person!

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[voiceoverdue]

Cecil was pretty happy with his dress sense, but trying other things on was fun, so why not?

He wondered if he should try for the 1930s radio look, or go for something completely different.

Re: Dress up!

[dressedinblood]

Anna was playing around with the accessories and shoes, trying to hit on a look that went with her dress and didn't look too much like a 1950s costume. It was a bit of a tightrope to walk, as it turned out, which was why she didn't bother that often.

That and her tendency to leave shoes on the other side of walls when she walked through them...

Talk to Kitty

[throughaphase]

Who had an awesome night. And who hopes no one here knows what she used to wear to the bar.

OOC

[throughaphase]

To sleep, and to perchance get rid of this headache/stomachache/flu feeling.

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[voiceoverdue]

OMG, Sprite had the worst outfits ever. LOL