Okay, so a style crisis has come to my attention. I've seen quite a few high schooler girls in their "trendy" outfits, which consist of: messy bun, sporty headband, lots of eyeliner and mascara (but that's usual, people), a sweatshirt, and sweatpants half tucked in and half falling out of Ugg style boots. In a way, this sporty- but cute look has a lot to offer, but it needs some touching up here and there, mostly in the 'but cute' spot. Let's look at it (sorry I had to do a mirror selfie):
Starting at the top, shall we? Okay, first of all, the hair from the messy bun is all frizzed to one side of the head, and second, all that hair looks like octopus tentacles. I see the tentacles sticking up from the top of the heads all the time. You can have a little bit of those, but not so much you look like a kid's version of a sunshine. What you have to do is wrap the strands around the bottom of the messy bun so those don't fly everywhere. Messy buns work a lot better with wet hair straight from the shower, unbrushed so it's wavy. Also, make the bun a lot higher, so you can see it a tiny bit when you look in the mirror, and so it doesn't droop sadly. The sporty headband's fine, that's cute, just don't let it slide to far back.
Next, the sweatshirt. (We're skipping the makeup, I just don't go there). Okay, this is one of the things that makes the outfit sporty is the sweatshirt. It's cute, and defines the outfit. But maybe, instead of a sweatshirt, use a jacket with a zipper and zip it up halfway or leave it hanging open so you can see a cute shirt underneath. I would go with a striped or zig-zagged shirt underneath, or maybe a solid stretchy shirt, just make sure the jacket and the shirt don't clash colors or designs. Also, roll the sweatshirt sleeves up, that looks cute too. If you still want to keep the normal sweatshirt, wear a cute solid shirt underneath and wear a sweatshirt with a V-neck or bigger neck, so you can see a bit of the shirt.
And can we please get the sweatpant thing straight?! Do not wear baggy sweatpants that hang loose and make your legs look baggy, too. Wear tighter sweatpants that slide right into the boot without hanging out. Leggings/yoga pants work too.
The boots look cute no matter what, and they can totally go with the sporty look. Even if the sweatpants hang out, the boots can fix it. Just don't, repeat, don't, wear tennis shoes with leggings, because that always makes ankles look so knobby. But maybe that's just my ankles, because mine are pretty knobby anyways. So let's look at the new look:
