Alright, before you assume that this is a blog post about my body and facial insecurities, it's not! As I have already mentioned, I am a music major. Specifically, I'm studying opera, and that's a slight problem when it comes to getting creative with your appearance. If you're in a show, don't you dare change anything or all hell will break loose (or so I'm told). Also, people you audition for totally judge you based on your appearance and blah blah blah, you get the idea.
So, basically, these are some things I would do if I were allowed to actually have a unique style.
1. Cut my hair. A few weeks ago, I was sitting in class and suddenly just had this horrible urge to just cut all my hair off. Hair is annoying. It gets in your way and you have to actually put some effort in a lot of the time if you don't want to look like a slob, which means doing things like fussing around with hair dryers and elastics and bobby pins that always manage to disappear. Anyway, long story short, my friend cut a lot of it off for me, but it's still pretty long. What I would LOVE to do is get a bob. I've donated my hair for cancer twice and let me tell you, going from super long to chin length is liberating. You wash it and brush it and dry it so easily. No putting it up, because it's too short. I tell you, if you have short hair, you're living the dream.
2. Get a second piercing. I currently have my earlobes pierced but I've always wanted to pierce the top of my ear. I hear it hurts, but wouldn't it be worth it for eternal badassery? You see that earring and you think, "man, that girl is tough. She can take care of herself". I currently have a fake one that I wear when I want to feel rebellious or like a badass, but it's just not the same, you know?
3. I would not wear high heels. I love heels sometimes, I promise, but wearing them all day gets so tiresome. My feet get squished in ways they shouldn't be squished and then they hurt. When you have days that can go from 9-6:30 with, say, 3.5 hours of standing and singing, your feet will not be happy campers. I would not recommend it unless you're a masochist.
4. I would deck myself out in all kinds of jewelry. Rings and feathers and who knows what else, because I wouldn't have to look professional.
5. I would wear casual clothing to perform. In particular, I would enjoy the luxury of pants. Fortunately, I'm not a soprano, and I'm therefore not required to always wear dresses because I get to play young teenaged boys sometimes. However, dresses and dress pants are still a pretty regular part of my attire. Wearing fancy dresses seems to remind me "oh, damn, this is a performance", so I'd love to just be really, really comfortable sometimes, you know?
Anyway, I understand that this is probably a bit of a unique position, but I would love to have the freedom to just get really creative with my appearance and try out different styles. Those of you who currently have that freedom, take advantage of it!
-Laura
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