Princesses First Day Of College

A first day outfit has a job that no other outfit has: it introduces somebody who has not said anything yet.

That gives the wardrobe a real brief. Too much effort reads as trying to be noticed, which is the wrong first note. Too little disappears on the one day disappearing costs the most. What works is an ordinary outfit with one deliberate element in it, something that gives a stranger a reason to start talking.

Dress several characters and the difference between confident and nervous shows up in the clothes, which is more interesting than any individual look.