When some people think of the word earthy, they think of, well, earth. Not the planet but the dirt. But no worries, you won't have to cover yourself in huge globs of mud, just the colours. Firstly, you don't even have to use all browns and blacks, just build your outfit around those colours. Try different shades of green (there are a lot), or toned-down yellows and beiges with some grey and white thrown into the mix for added look, maybe for a tank top under a too-loose shirt. Try a dark bottom with a mixed colour top. Green is good as one colour, but what about the contrasts? Yellow works, as long as it isn't bright. Brown is good to tone it down and beige is okay for the natural look. And finally if you want to capture the largest part of the earth, use oceany colours such as blue and turquoise. The overall main thing to do: avoid rich colours.
For shirts, try layering. Put a tank top under a baggy shirt under a sweater. Scoop necks are good for this style, as are panels and cropped tops (as long as you have something under them. I don't think your teachers will be very happy otherwise). Try a long, flare-bottomed top over optionally ripped jeans. For shorts you can use frayed jean shorts, or loose shorts made from a light fabric. Skirts should be solid coloured and flowing, and yoga pants are good as well as jeans. Dresses are good if they're loose but cinched with a belt at or below the waist. For sweaters use a plain zip-up in an earthy tone.
Accessories should emphasize everything: your colours, your wrists, your neck and neckline. The stereotypical earthy girl is slender but no one has to be. Try a plain string necklace with a large wooden charm or a patterned choker. Use wide, wood or leather bracelets with designs such as beads and paints. Anklets are good as well, maybe woven or anything else made with embroidery floss. Belts are good, brown or black over a lighter shirt or dress. Headbands are good in solid colours or tribal patterns. Shoes can be flats, plain sandals or gladiators. Also possible are boots with buckles at the sides or rims at the top.
Hair is good teased and let out or in a simple ponytail or braid. Avoid straightening or curling, but any updo looks great. Buns, high or low ponytails and braids, pigtails, side-ties. Use a headband only if it contrasts your hair yet emphasizes your colours. Use some earthy green eyeliner and dark mascara, as well as the optional brown or green eyeshadow. Try a skin tone lip colour, or a deep red.
-Scorpio
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