Worn this as teen cyclist?

[Trek420]

The girls who are concerned with being hip/cool/fashionable aren't in the same group as this girl.

They could only wish to be in the same class as this girl.

[malkin]

I was in a pretty odd gang of misfits in Jr. High and HS.

[salsabike]

I think that in certain circles what she is wearing is considered to be cool and hip.

[Grog]

I was a bit of a geek in high school. I don't think I would have worn rain pants because I really dislike rain pants, but I have worn worst things. I discovered early that only women really care about how other women dress, and that I didn't care that much to please them...

[PamNY]

I discovered early that only women really care about how other women dress

That is so true. The sooner one figures it out, the better.

[zoom-zoom]

I think that in certain circles what she is wearing is considered to be cool and hip.

+1 She looks a bit on the hipster side, perhaps.

[salsabike]

+1 She looks a bit on the hipster side, perhaps.

Exactly.

[jdubble]

I think that in certain circles what she is wearing is considered to be cool and hip.

yup, she pretty much looks like any number of the hipster teens i see biking to/from the high school in my PNW neighborhood.

[sfa]

FWIW, back when I had to wear uniforms (including one remarkably like the one in the photo, only in brown), it was normal to wear pants under them when the weather was cool or cold and shorts in the summer. We'd take off the pants at school but the shorts stayed on all day. Eventually leg warmers came along and replaced the need to wear pants under our uniform skirts.

Maybe she went to an all-girl's private school where there MIGHT be some less pressure on the fashion stuff in some girl groups.

Hahahahahahahaha!!! Not in my experience. Even with a uniform there are very clear fashion do's and don'ts, and Lord help the girl who doesn't comply. There's skirt length, brand of shirt (yes, the brand of plain white shirt was important), brand of shoes (much less of an issue in the school I went to where you could only wear one type of shoe from one supplier), brand and style of coat, purse, backpack, hair accessories, jewelry, etc. It was brutal. And because in private schools the students often come from families with a lot of money, I think the pressure is even greater (I went to public school through 4th grade and didn't see anything like the peer pressure there that I did in private school), and harder for the kids who were there on scholarships who didn't have the wealthy background.

P.S. That's an awesome Nutcase helmet she has on.