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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]HW mom again here re OP's Q of expensive clothes and focus on looks. (I'm assuming you are worried re girls; the short story on boys is it's a non-issue)

So with respect to moving to LA from the east coast, there will be more emphasis on looks because first, this is an entertainment town, and also one doesn't dress for "the weather" (meaning the bad weather) so one doesn't actually need that coat or turtleneck to keep from freezing to death.

I do think the clothing/looks situation is emphasized more on the Westside because there are more entertainment/artsy people living there as the science-y types are near JPL.  These are just generalizations; there is room for everybody everywhere.

With respect to private vs. public, I can only give a broad brush because I have limited data on different schools.  At HW, as I mentioned, there is a dress code.  What I notice re our local public, a few of the girls don't wear much and it's pretty suggestive.  However most girls at the local public--90% or higher--are more into "regular clothes"--t-shirts, leggings, athletic wear, etc. The difference is on the margins, because HW won't allow the extreme. For example, just last year HW made an exception for jeans with rips in them; they were formerly not allowed, but the current fashion is such that it's impossible to find jeans without rips in them so they relented. But they need to be appropriately ripped...no butts hanging out etc.

With respect to the expensive fashionable girl situation, yes, this is a segment of the HW population.  However; there are so many kids it doesn't matter--there are many clothing style sub-populations.  Also the school has lots of kids there on financial aid who will not be wearing crazy expensive fashion.  I have one DD who leans toward Forever 21 and wears (modest) makeup; my other DD is in surfer t-shirts and basketball shorts or Gap shorts. Also, the school has a bookstore that sells school-themed clothing and a great majority of kids wear these athletic and modest clothes.

Which is all to say; imo don't worry about this.  I was super-worried about this when we moved out west and it has proven to not be an issue.[/quote]
Thank you! This is very helpful[/quote]

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