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fandomhigh2015-01-20 09:49 am
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How to Develop a Personal Style [Tuesday]
Irene was doing something unprecedented today. Something she had not yet dared to do. Something she could not believe she was doing. Granted, it fit with the class topic she'd chosen for today, because sometimes one had to acquiesce to the will of teenagers, but...still. This was nearly beyond the pale.
Irene...was wearing pants. And not just any pants: jeans. Three hundred dollar jeans, yes, that she'd paired with cashmere and Louboutins, but still. Why didn't she just wear a garbage bag while she was at it? She hadn't even bothered to put her hair up, since she was taking a casual day.
"Good morning," she said crisply, waving. This week, they were meeting in the Danger Shop again, though their climate was hardly so extreme -- Irene had programmed it to be the gigantic denim showroom of a department store (though she'd not programmed it beyond the whole 'look at jeans!' thing, so no one need venture off to look at blenders or something.) "Last week was a good test in pairing practicality with style. This week, I want to tackle a basic article of clothing, and see what you do there. Nearly everyone wears jeans -- even me." She winked conspiratorially and added, "Don't tell anyone, okay?"
She quickly passed out a couple of handouts on the typical women's and men's fits they'd find available -- though they were of course welcome to dip into either gender's offerings if students were more comfortable with that. She wasn't going to judge. Men's trousers looked wildly more comfy than women's, most of the time. "What I want you to do today is to find yourself a pair of jeans that you could realistically see yourself wearing every day, and explain to the class what you like about them. You're welcome to try loads of things on, for fun, but by the end of class, tell me what you like about the pair you picked out -- do they fit well? Do you like the wash, or the cut? Are they warm? Are they stiff for you to break in, or already loose enough that you could do the splits?" She winced, and added, "That's a sign you probably need to go down a size, by the way."
She waved them off. "Set to it! And have fun out there, darlings."
Irene...was wearing pants. And not just any pants: jeans. Three hundred dollar jeans, yes, that she'd paired with cashmere and Louboutins, but still. Why didn't she just wear a garbage bag while she was at it? She hadn't even bothered to put her hair up, since she was taking a casual day.
"Good morning," she said crisply, waving. This week, they were meeting in the Danger Shop again, though their climate was hardly so extreme -- Irene had programmed it to be the gigantic denim showroom of a department store (though she'd not programmed it beyond the whole 'look at jeans!' thing, so no one need venture off to look at blenders or something.) "Last week was a good test in pairing practicality with style. This week, I want to tackle a basic article of clothing, and see what you do there. Nearly everyone wears jeans -- even me." She winked conspiratorially and added, "Don't tell anyone, okay?"
She quickly passed out a couple of handouts on the typical women's and men's fits they'd find available -- though they were of course welcome to dip into either gender's offerings if students were more comfortable with that. She wasn't going to judge. Men's trousers looked wildly more comfy than women's, most of the time. "What I want you to do today is to find yourself a pair of jeans that you could realistically see yourself wearing every day, and explain to the class what you like about them. You're welcome to try loads of things on, for fun, but by the end of class, tell me what you like about the pair you picked out -- do they fit well? Do you like the wash, or the cut? Are they warm? Are they stiff for you to break in, or already loose enough that you could do the splits?" She winced, and added, "That's a sign you probably need to go down a size, by the way."
She waved them off. "Set to it! And have fun out there, darlings."
OOC [1/20/15]
Also, seriously, go wild. Mod whatever you want. Irene didn't try to inflict her taste on anyone this week, so there's plenty of standard denim choices, as well as maybe some not-so-standard. :D
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I offer you: this, that...
...and the Pièce de résistance
WITH LOVE!
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SERIOUSLY IS THIS EVEN REAL.
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That being said, someone got PAID to dress her in those and then she got PAID to be photographed in it and someone's grandma (hopefully) got PAID to have her sofa turned into an outfit! Complete with chartreuse afghan!
(But she can dress well, I promise!)