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How to Develop a Personal Style [Tuesday]

"Good morning!" Irene sang out, when students entered the Danger Shop this morning. They'd all been notified by an email the night before -- though, pragmatic Irene had also thought to stick a handwritten note to her usual classroom's door. "We won't always meet in here, but I thought it might be fun -- particularly since I've never gotten to play much in here."

Priorities.

The students would find themselves, in any case, in a very snowy landscape, with a warmly-lit building nearby. And, unless they were still wearing anything they might have put on to face the actual cold outdoors in the real world, they'd probably notice quite quickly that Irene had programmed the room to be just to the south of freezing. Didn't want that snow to melt, guys! Which was why Irene herself was decked out in a pair of black leggings, a warm wool deep green coat, a pair of over-the-knee boots, warm leather gloves and a pair of warm -- if vaguely silly -- earmuffs.

"Bonjour, and welcome to the Alps, mes amies," Irene said, spreading her hands wide. "I thought we might start with something fairly topical, this time of year -- and rather than drag you all outside with a rack of clothes, this seemed like a more fun option. Behind me, there, is a boutique. Inside you'll find a wide variety of coats, hats, gloves and scarves. I want you all to run in there -- feel free to take your time, there's a fire lit -- and find something that appeals to you. Then, come outside, and test it."

She crossed her arms, looking a little sheepish. "I am not always known for dressing the most practically," she admitted, "but it's definitely an incredibly important aspect of fashion. All the cashmere in the world isn't worth a damn thing if it doesn't actually serve half its purpose and keep you warm." She smiled, adding, "The other half is to look good, of course, but you need both. When you've settled on what you think works, feel free to come outside and play in the snow. See how things hold up. If they don't, that's fine, and you can maybe try again. If they do -- then awesome. You get to build a snowman or something."

(Sorry, Anna.)

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Keeping warm.

And try to keep your extremities warm while you do so.

Or at least, 'shop' inasmuch as while it's warm and cozy inside the boutique, you don't really have to pay for the pretend clothes, and there's no one to interact with.

There is, however, a wide variety of coats -- plenty of parkas for both women (http://puffercoats.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/plus-size-winter-coats.jpg) and men (http://www.welovefashions.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Mens-Black-Winter-Coat.jpg), trench (https://encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcS_GzPHeej0wDJ_8I3bqP4LMTNcyVuAUedOMkDY_R8OyEo40OYy) coats (http://d30fnpgn92mkei.cloudfront.net/RC017STN.jpg) for both sexes, as well as plenty of pea (http://s67.photobucket.com/user/meganrascal/media/Picture372.png.html) coats (http://www.needpeacoat.com/mens-department/images/mens-navy-london-pea-coat-1.jpg), and a few less (http://www.maltonkielman.com/shop/32893/art93/h1891/14991891-origpic-4b0894.jpg) traditional (http://i01.i.aliimg.com/wsphoto/v0/701528991/Free-Shipping-Women-New-Fashion-Long-Sleeve-O-Neck-Real-font-b-Fur-b-font-Wool.jpg) options -- including capes (http://i01.i.aliimg.com/wsphoto/v0/604750665/new-autumn-and-winter-women-camel-overcoat-wool-cap-woolen-outerwear-double-breasted-outerwear-cape-women.jpg).

There were also plenty of hats, scarves, gloves, and boots, as well, because no one needed to pretend-lose a toe, or anything.

[those are obviously just examples, but please feel free to find something online to link to and mod that it was there (though keep in mind that you're working within Irene's taste here and won't generally find anything too hideous. And I lazied out on linking accessories, but totes feel free there, too.]

Test out your winterwear and see if it passes the test! Or at least stand outside, if you don't want to make snow angels and stuff.

[for funsies, the examples of trenches I linked are probably not warm enough for this climate without layering, and neither is the leather, but the parkas are definitely fine and the pea coats probably won't be too uncomfortable. But naturally, mod whatever you'd like with anything you link yourself, la.]

Who is purposely standing where her feet won't be in the snow, because she's a cheater. (But at least she was outside and away from the cozy, cozy interior. That was some effort, right?)

SORRY THIS TOOK FOREVER TO POST, OMG. The links in the activity were being annoying.

Minako Aino

Ronan Lynch

This class still seemed ridiculous but Ronan had to admit that it wasn't hard. He just hoped Gansey didn't think this whole thing was going to take. He wasn't ever going to get rid of his wardrobe.

The capes got ignored immediately. Instead, Ronan went for the pea coats and went for black, of course. It fit well over his shoulders and felt warm enough. He bypassed most everything else save for a scarf and some heavy boots.

Cecil Gershwin Palmer

How could you do this, Irene? How could you?? Cecil hadn't even really thawed from outside yet!

Which meant he also hadn't taken off his coat yet, but still! This was just awful of you. You were getting Cecil's most pitiful look.

Hm. Within Irene's taste? :D

Ezra Sagishi

Lol I'm gonna say no, but when they do Dress Like a Pimp Day, Cecil is going to be COVERED.

Hee! Aw, dang it. Cecil will just pout a lot, then. :D

Cecil was going as far from the doors as he could, sitting right next to the fire, and warming up before he did any shopping!

Then he was mostly sort of poking about, looking glum at the boring clothes. He brightened a bit at the capes, found one in a tasteful paisley, then paired it with a bright purple scarf. And a bright green scarf. And...okay, look, he was just grabbing one of each color, okay? He planned to be just as warm as he could. And blue gloves under tan mittens were totally a thing. And a hat with ear-flaps.

Were there any furry boots?

Alex Mack

Kathy Li

Kathy looked over at Cecil and gave him a look filled with sympathy. She understood your pain, Cecil. She understood.

I'm guessing this isn't either? How about this?

Alana

It was so bad! The worst! Cecil was moping in your direction now, Kathy.

Okay, I can acquiesce on the second one, but yeah no there is no way that anything in that first picture is in any Danger Shop my girl programmed. O.O

Kathy wrapped her arms more tightly around herself and shivered. 'Unfair!' she mouthed at him.

Though boy did they ever have a good reason to fulfill the assignment!

I am so sorry for her everything.

...For a definition of sorry that involves laughing a lot. Which I am also sorry for.

Kathy's first choice was vetoed as soon as she realized that the fur of the coat was real. She was no card-carrying member of PETA or anything, but real fur was definitely not her aesthetic. The next coat that caught her eye was cute, but it didn't look warm enough, so she passed it by.

She did shrug on a trench, but she barely made it outside before a cold gust of wind sent her right back into the store. Layering it with a sheepskin vest didn't fare any better. Neither did ditching the vest and adding a whole second jacket. After that, she just gave up on the trench entirely and went for something else.

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Alana had to go for a cape thanks to the wing situation, but before long she found one that she liked. She snuggled inside it then poked through the boots.

Kathy wasn't quite up for playing in the snow, but her final choice of outwear stood up to the 'stand outside and don't freeze' test. It was wool, which meant it was warm and at least a little water-resistant, and who could go wrong with a nice, charcoal gray? The black fur around the collar was faux, and the buttons cunningly hidden to keep the line smooth. Black, fleece-lined leather gloves and a black winter hat completed the...would it be weird to call this an ensemble?

You know, if she actually knew where to buy this in the real world, Kathy could absolutely see herself keeping out Fandom's chill in it. Huh.

Anna of Arendelle

Anna was from ~~fake Norway~~ Arendelle. Of course she knew how to dress for the snow.

She inspected all of the boots until she found a sturdy black pair (http://www.zappos.com/product/7856350/color/3) with a fur lining, and while she was at it, grabbed an extra pair of thick socks.

She was surprised to see there weren't any floor-length heavy cloaks -- how did people expect to stay warm, like this? But there was a 3/4-length fur-lined woolen coat (http://shop.nordstrom.com/s/george-simonton-couture-wool-blend-coat-with-genuine-fox-fur-collar/3852301?origin=category) that looked like it would do nicely, and Anna had to admit, she liked how it flared out over her hips.

A heavy pair of mittens (http://www.amazon.com/Womens-Ragwool-Mittens-Berber-Lining/dp/B00FFAABVS/ref=sr_1_1?s=apparel&ie=UTF8&qid=1421205835&sr=1-1&keywords=fleece+lined+mittens), a fur bonnet (http://www.amazon.com/HnB-Women-Elegant-Rabbit-Winter/dp/B00QLIMFJO/ref=sr_1_4?s=apparel&ie=UTF8&qid=1421205779&sr=1-4&keywords=fur+bonnet), and a cashmere scarf (http://www.amazon.com/Ann-Carol-Designs-Cashmere-Germany/dp/B00BQ12MJE/ref=sr_1_26?s=apparel&ie=UTF8&qid=1421205947&sr=1-26&keywords=cashmere+muffler) finished the outfit off nicely.

Anna loved the snow. Maybe she wasn't quite in the mood to make a snowman, but she was absolutely going to make snow angels.

She was covered in enough wool for two or three sheep; she could stay warm just fine.

"Too cold!" he mouthed back.

Next time, he was wearing ~~another pair of~~ thermal underwear!

'Worst class!'

Kathy wondered if she could just stand by the fire with her own coat on and hope for an A anyway.

Cecil had been contemplating that very same thing! All he needed was a personal style, right? He totally had his own already!

Actually, for this class, they only needed to be practical! It didn't matter if Kathy's current overcoat was ugly! It was warm and that was what counted.

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How to Develop a Personal Style [Tuesday]

Sign in [1/13/15]

Listen to the lecture [1/13/15]

Go shopping [1/13/15]

Play in the snow! [1/13/15]

Talk to Irene [1/13/15]

OOC [1/13/15]

Re: Sign in [1/13/15]

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