How to Change a Preppy Girl to a Punk Chick
Preppy and punk are two contrasting styles that consist of different vocabulary, fashion and mannerisms. Preppy styles tend to be seen as a sign of wealth and conformity, while punk is associated with rebellion and leans more toward a darker lifestyle.
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Instructions
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Throw out all of the preppy khakis, knit polos and ribbons for ponytails. The fresh-scrubbed, wholesome preppy must go.
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Go shopping. You need new clothes, music, reading material on the punk lifestyle, and tickets to a punk concert.
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Dress up in new punk clothes that consist of lots of black, striped stockings, short skirts or baggy black pants with chained belts, and black shoes with tall wedges.
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Create a punk hairstyle and apply punk make-up. Punk make-up is very dramatic with emphasis on the eyes. Hair is usually short and choppy with streaks of bright colors like red, pink and blue.
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Consider getting piercings and tattoos. Many punk chicks have tattoos and body piercings.
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Tips & Warnings
Punk clothing can be inexpensive. Great places to shop are yard sales, a local Goodwill or Salvation Army. The more creative and shocking your fashion, the more your new look will create stares and scream non-conformity.
Before you get any piercings or tattoos, keep in mind all precautions, age limitations and laws pertaining to them.
