Ah yes, the Hot Topic fan favorite. I think this trope perfectly encapsulates my edgy girl group: Petunia Jones (or "Oona Loveless" as she hopes she'll change her name in the future), Melissa Brown (prefers to be called "Missy May"), Allison Miller (prefers to be called "Alice Liddell"), and new girl Liza Lovesick (haven't really thought of a "name" for her yet).
I heard that scene culture kind of plays into this trope as well, and Missy's a well-known "scene queen" at her school. She likes to put all kinds of pink highlights in her blonde hair, and her wardrobe contains a lot of pinks, blacks, and whites (it's safe to say that pink is her favorite color of all time!). She loves wristbands and Kandi bracelets as well. Since Missy's considered kind of the de-facto "leader" and "trendsetter" of her group, Petunia, Alice, and Liza pick up a little bit on her style as well as mix in their own tastes.
💁🏼♀️ "The Common White Girl" 💆🏼♀️
You know, the ones that are literally everywhere on Twitter (and I think Instagram too, from personal viewing experience) with the "hipster" Rapunzel/Disney profile pics who post quirky, "relateable" memes, quotes, and other things. I'm kind of ashamed I used to be into those kinds of accounts when I was a teenager.
This trope pretty much represents the beauty and popularity-conscious half of the Willow sisters: Melody, Cleopatra, Becky, and Jessica.
I would say Trina Williams kind of falls into this trope too, although (aside from the fact that she's ironically African American) she's not obnoxious or annoying about it; she's pretty down to earth for the most part which is probably why the previously mentioned Willow sisters don't want to be really associated with her anymore.
It's an understatement to say that the Willow sisters are addicted to social media; they're pretty much super-glued (or should I say "Gorilla glued"?) to their phones 24/7. They do love Disney, but fortunately don't make it the bulk of their personality.
They'll wear messy buns, frequent Starbucks, demand the wifi password for nearly every place they visit, shop at high-end stores for all their clothing, and constantly spam "YASSSSSSSS" and "QUEEN" everywhere on their online platforms. Not surprisingly, they've amassed quite a following, only a few of which who have ever called them out for being "basic".
It's no wonder why their sister Stacy wants to stray away from that "stereotype".
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| I just felt like this would be a dress Cleo would wear. |
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| #selfiequeens 🤪💖✌️ |
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| #starbucksgirls 💖☕️😋 |
💕 "The Fangirl" 💕
The society/self-proclaimed "nerds"/"geeks" who are considered knowledgable on all things related to the fandoms they're part of. This definitely fits the personality of Charlotte Li, my old "not like the other girls" OC I made when I was like, eleven years old. Her big trait? She's a Mozart fan and that makes her QuiRkY!1!1!!!
What's interesting is that I never thought the fangirl trope was rooted in feminism of all things. But knowing that in mind helps me realize this trope is perfect for Charlotte! My younger self was definitely trying to depict her as a unique and empowering self-insert who was absolutely perfect and didn't care what others thought of her. She also definitely considered herself an "outcast" because she felt like the only twelve-year-old (yes, she's CANONICALLY twelve) in the world who appreciated classical music, and it's no brainer that she gets put in this self-fulfillment world where she can bring Mozart and any other composer from the past into the modern day so she can meet them and relish in their present. I think it was even implied that she'd share her love for classical music with her best friends.
Truly, no one will be able to understand the inner machinations of Charlotte's mind unless they're just as deranged as her... even then, she'll do anything to make herself look like the more special one.
If there's anything redeeming about Charlotte and her relation to this trope, she doesn't wear the merch tees, galaxy print, and converse shoes that many "stereotypical" fangirls wear. Instead (living up to her special snowflake nature), she wears super "classy" clothing that younger me could only dream of owning.
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| She usually wears a plaid skirt, either black or green. |
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| Always wears a white blouse. |
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| She was always depicted with long, jet black hair and emerald green eyes. |
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| Always wore long white stockings/tights and black Mary Jane shoes. |
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| Gold crucifix necklace because she was a Jesus freak for some reason. |
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| Matching choker and wristbands/ribbons, interchangeable with the gold crucifix necklace. |
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| She always wore a big bow in her hair and had gold earrings. |
⚡️ "The Hipster" ⚡️
When you like something before it was popular.
Apparently there are subsets of this trope: "vintage" and "twee" (there's also a "mustache hipster" but I can't really think of any characters that fall under this trope).
The "vintage hipster" trope would actually probably apply to Missy! When she's not being scene/emo, she actually maintains a relatively normal (and somewhat preppy) appearance when in school/in front of her family. She does like flower crowns, high-waisted skirts, and lacy, pastel-colored clothes and her style is actually what boosted her popularity in school in the first place. Complete with her long, flowing, blonde hair, she makes the perfect example of a "queen bee". She's not overly snooty though, insisting that she started the whole "pretty popular girl" trend before every other girl copied her style and made everything about themselves.
The "twee hipster" is similar to the vintage hipster, though it's bolder, brasher, and generally has a more quirky vibe. I'd say this trope perfectly fits Mel, Charlotte's oft-forgotten best friend. She's a regular girl who's overlooked by most people but strives to become someone who will change the world. She has her own little quirks, some of which include running her own drinks stand (she lives with her aunt and uncle who own and run a restaurant) and collecting seashells from the beach to paint in vibrant colors. She knows she's different from the other kids but doesn't want to flaunt it, and she's a hopeless romantic who likes to read idealistic romance stories and occasionally crushes on cute celebrities (not so much other kids at school as she thinks she's both too shy to straight up ask anyone out and not "pretty" enough for anyone to be attracted to her).
Her wardrobe is decked out with boldly-colored, flowy, and floral print pieces. Really, she just prefers to go with the flow and doesn't mind hanging out with a crazy snowflake like Charlotte now and again - it makes each day a surprise.
Kinda lowkey salty that Google Images doesn't have many results for dark-skinned twee hipsters (Mel is Bahamian), but whatever
🎀 "The Pastel Goth" 🎀
This is definitely another Missy and Alice trope.
It takes inspiration from goth, emo, harajuku, and kawaii fashion. Knowing Missy's love of all things occult and scary and Alice's weaboo personality, they would love to dress in pastels (Missy especially likes to put pastel pink highlights in her hair), chokers, spikes, and clothing with all those creepy-cute graphics.
Alice would dress in the fully-decked kawaii lolita style while Missy would take it more casual.
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| What Alice wishes to dress like |
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| Weeb/animecore fashion for Alice |
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🖤 "The Indie Grunge Kid" 🖤
Chokers, Doc Martens, high-waisted skirts, and a monochrome outfit color palette. Kind of rebellious, but for the most part maintains a clean-cut look.
This is definitely Stacy, the Willow sister I mentioned previously but hadn't yet talked about until now. As the most artistic of the sisters, she loves to experiment with her style, choosing mostly dark colors with pops of bright/neon ones. She's even the only sister who has dyed her hair in different colors (it's usually dark brown with a few neon-colored highlights). Some might see her as a "not like the other girls" person, but she doesn't openly condemn her sisters just to make herself look better; yes, she does find them annoying at times but finds moments where she can't help but stick by their side and hang out with them. They are family, after all.
She's also in love with aesthetic photo edits and makes plenty of them in her free time. She hopes she can get into some kind of graphic design major once she hits college.
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| Her sisters probably made her wear this one... reluctantly, lol. |
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