Hello! I am a 14 year old young lady and I need help with this certain problem. Where I go to school, there are alot of people that dress "punk" or something like that. I love to dress that way and I wear punk clothes outside of school though. I don't want to wear my punky clothes in school because people see me as this smart and conservative girl. Yes, I do have good grades and I am conservative, but I love to dress "punk", but I am afraid that people will see me as this "wannabe" or "poser" and I don't want that to happen. What should I do? Do what I am doing now or should I finally stop hiding from the shadows? I know what people will say, they will say that I should not care what others think, but it's not that easy when you're a teen! Please help and I would really appreciate it! Thank you again!
AngelofMusic answered Sunday October 24 2004, 3:30 am: If you want to be punk I would say do it gradually. Like introduce certain punk type clothings articles into your outfit and do this for a 3 month period and then start dressing totally punk. It won't shock anyone after they had gradual time to get used to it. Or you can always start school strigh out like that next year. I know tons of people that do that and no one says anything. [ AngelofMusic's advice column | Ask AngelofMusic A Question ]
xcExixcOurtx answered Saturday October 23 2004, 9:58 pm: heyy! i think you should jus be ursellf..and don worri bout wat othr peeple say..peeple who would say that stuff bout u anywaii shouldnt matter..sO i would really consider dressin the way you want to skool.. i know peeple can be hurtful trust me im a teen 2..haa..but u should jus be like fuck them..ur reall friendsz will stick by u no matta wat you wear! hope i helper xO--cOurt [ xcExixcOurtx's advice column | Ask xcExixcOurtx A Question ]
heya answered Saturday October 23 2004, 9:20 pm: Yeah i have the same problem..i love punk clothes. For me..i like to change up my style. One day i might be dressin kind of preppy and other days i might slip on my fav rock band shirt and a pair of dickies pants. This is so ppl will know that i like different stuff and im not a poser i just like variety of brands and clothes. But there will always be those ppl who think you're a poser. [ heya's advice column | Ask heya A Question ]
WTF answered Saturday October 23 2004, 9:12 pm: just wear some stuff at school, like bracelets, certain shirts, converse, etc. dont wear all of your stuff so you look really really punk, so what im trying to say is dont over do it at school. [ WTF's advice column | Ask WTF A Question ]
XoKaLiLoVeSyAoX answered Saturday October 23 2004, 8:58 pm: hey ~ ! * i had that same problem awhile ago except instead of clothes it had to do with shoes... i really loved etnies and thought they were so so so cute but they're sk8er shoes and i don't sk8 and probably never will... whenever a "prep" or "punk" or person who doesn't sk8 bought etnies the sk8ers would call them posers and wanna-bes... so since i didn't wanna be one of those ppl i didn't buy them... finally i came to my senses and said "screw it" lol... i bought the shoes and am thankful i did!!! who cares what ppl say??? don't be afraid to show ur true self, do things you like to do, and wear things you like to wear. i hope i helped ~ ! * love ya bunches ~ ! * <3 kALi ~ ! * plz rate me ~ ! * [ XoKaLiLoVeSyAoX's advice column | Ask XoKaLiLoVeSyAoX A Question ]
ICE11BLUE answered Saturday October 23 2004, 8:45 pm: I have an idea for you! Try this: Outside of school go completely "punk." When you are in school dress the way you need to but with "a hint of punk." Add with your attire some punk-like accessories, like jewelry or shoes like combat boots with an office style skirt and kinda, notso, revealing top and punk bracelets or necklace or even handbag. Also, I don't know what color hair you have, but if say you have blonde hair, add just one streak of pink on the side or red if your hair is dark, to accent your style. In school you want people to see: An office type chic that seems pretty damn cool. Out of school let who you want to be shine all the way. To sum up my advice: Comprimise your style when you're in school. Have fun!! [ ICE11BLUE's advice column | Ask ICE11BLUE A Question ]
Attention: NOTHING on this site may be reproduced in any fashion whatsoever without explicit consent (in writing) of the owner of said material, unless otherwise stated on the page where the content originated. Search engines are free to index and cache our content. Users who post their account names or personal information in their questions have no expectation of privacy beyond that point for anything they disclose. Questions are otherwise considered anonymous to the general public.