Sex, Dating, and Self- Confidence [Tuesday]

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Today, when the students entered the classroom, they wouldn't find Irene perched on her desk. Nor would they find last week's assortment of art supplies.

No, today the room was filled with racks upon racks of expensive yet fully moddable clothing. Don't ask where Irene had gotten it all; she had connections for such things, even now.

"The semester's rather flown by, hasn't it?" Irene asked, frowning a little from where she was rearranging a rack of cashmere scarves. "Today, we're going to tackle a huge, huge portion of developing some self-confidence, or maintaining it." She grinned at them, spreading her hands out. "Faking it. And the best way to fake it, in my well-traveled opinion, is by looking confident. Clothes that make you feel comfortable will help, yes -- no one here needs to lace themselves into anything restrictive, or anything like that. But today, I want you to peruse the racks here and see if you can't find something that makes you feel stunning."

"Clothes," she added, straightening her skirt, "are just a tool, yes. But someone who walks with their head high in something well-tailored and sexy -- that's someone who looks confident. And looking confident is half the battle. Now, that's going to mean something different for all of us. You've seen how I dress -- " Irene gestured expansively to herself. "This is what works for me. Maybe you'd feel more confident showing a touch more skin in your every day -- that's fine, if it works for you, though it's always a good idea to be aware of what situation you're dressing for. Maybe you'd feel more at ease in something with much less skin showing -- great for you. The idea here is to look presentable in a way that makes you feel ready to take on the world. So browse, try things on," she waved towards the privacy screens she'd set up in the back of the room, "and feel free to ask questions."

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Re: Try on clothes! [12/2]

[not_a_moonie]

Alana loved having the chance to try on clothes she'd never get on her own in a million years. She started in a white off-the-shoulder frock that seemed a little too shepherd-y, tried on a hippie outfit with ripped jeans and a long dreadlocked wig for the sheer fun of it, and ended up in something slinky and green.

"Do you think I can just wear this home?" she wondered aloud, fingers stroking at the soft green fabric.

Re: Try on clothes! [12/2]

[not-called-icky.livejournal.com]

Ichabod remembered a small girl with wings who had been quite happy about her outfit, and he smiled. "I think your younger self would approve," he said.

Re: Try on clothes! [12/2]

[not_a_moonie]

Alana laughed at the reminder of their last conversation. "At least, she would be once she got over it not being pink," she speculated. "And thanks for the ice cream breakfast, by the way. You were decent to her."

Re: Try on clothes! [12/2]

[spin_kick_snap]

"I think you look awesome," Kathy assured her, skating past in a bright red wig.

Re: Try on clothes! [12/2]

[not_a_moonie]

"Thanks," Alana called after her, then: "Oh my god, where did you find that skirt?"

The rest of the outfit was ... well. But the skirt was flawless.

Re: Try on clothes! [12/2]

[spin_kick_snap]

By this point, Kathy was just having fun--hence the red wig and the roller skates. (And if Alana had wanted to see terrible, she should have seen Kathy's first roller derby iteration.) "I had to do some digging," she admitted. "We can go back to where I found it and see if there's another?"

Though if Alana really liked it, Kathy had no problems handing it over and wearing something else. "Do you think she'll really let us keep this stuff?"

Because there were so many outfits she wanted to bring home with her.

[Thanks bb!]

Re: Try on clothes! [12/2]

[not_a_moonie]

"I don't know," Alana admitted. "Maybe?"

Her eyes slanted to Irene. "She didn't actually say we couldn't."