How to Go From Prep Chick to Scene Girl

Transform your style from preppy to scene for a show or just for a change of pace. Take it slow to avoid panic among your friends and family. Enter a new world filled with music, alternative style and individuality by adopting the scene girl style. Follow these tips for a slow transition from prep chick to scene girl.

Instructions

1. Replace your Polo shirts with concert T-shirts. Choose tight fighting shirts from a wide variety of bands, especially emo and metal groups. Check MySpace to see if your favorite band is a favorite of scene girls. Buy shirts featuring bands that make the scene. Find out everything you can about scene bands including the names and personal details of all band members.

2. Visit the hairdresser for a new hairstyle. Ask for chopped layers of any length. Hide your new hair style in a ponytail to avoid detection by friends and family.

3. Dye your hair black, platinum or pink. Try temporary dyes for a short immersion into the scene style. Decorate your hair with bright colored stripes for a true scene look. Style your hair in mod, punk or traditional styles. Scene style is inspired by emo, goth, mod and punk fashion.

4. Stock up on false eyelashes, eyeliner and mascara. Make up your eyes then put on more eye make-up. Large, made-up eyes are a must for a scene girl. Be inspired by anime and mod looks for your eye makeup. Wear large sunglasses to hide your make-up until you have left your house if your parents might object to your new scene look.

5. Buy "Miss Kitty" and other child inspired accessories. The scene style mixes overt sexuality with wide child eyes and juvenile jewelry. Send a disturbing mixed message by presenting a sexy appearance with wide childlike eyes and a hard core attitude. Scene girls travel in packs to shows and the mall. Convince other preps to give scene style a try or find new scene friends on My Space.

6. Hide your scene look from coaches, parents and closed-minded preppy friends. Scene style threatens preppy culture. Keep your identity as a scene girl for shows or out-of-town malls if you want to continue your preppy lifestyle by day. Wear a show T-shirt or "Miss Kitty" accessory to subtly show your scene style. See who notices. Other scene girls may be secretly lurking among your prep crowd.