How to Change Appearance From Emo to Preppy

Altering your style from emo to preppy is a makeover that involves cutting your hair, returning it to its original color and trading stripes for argyle. Clothes that are too tight are now your enemy, and fashions that fit as if tailored to you are all you can wear. Read on for more details on how to change your emo look to a preppy one.

Instructions

1. Cut your hair. Return to a traditional hairstyle regardless of whether you're female or male. That means short for boys and straight for girls, with no strange layering or jagged bangs.

2. Dye your hair its original color. Since your hair is most likely black, you might consider seeking professional advice to ensure you don't end up with green hair.

3. Remove all your piercings other than traditional single-ear piercings. If you have gauged ears, you'll need to gradually shrink the gauges until you can return to earrings.

4. Throw away all your skinny jeans, striped shirts and anything black. However, preppy girls and women can wear a little black dresses in the evening, as long as it fits well and isn't ripped.

5. Purchase khaki slacks, expensive jeans, pleated skirts, button-down shirts and argyle sweaters. These are all classic preppy fashions.

6. Trade your Converse shoes for boaters or very expensive tennis shoes that you must always keep clean.

7. Change dog collars, studded belts and wallet chains for gold and diamond jewelry of the highest quality you can afford.