I have tried the shorter styles from Express, which actually work for me! But I think they've been lengthening their pants over the years; I didn't have nearly so much trouble with their regular length pants when I was in high school. H&M doesn't seem to do multiple lengths, and they make clothes for really tall people. Perfect for Ellie but not so perfect for me. And as for jeans, I get those secondhand.

Yay advice! I do mean actual purple - I sort of did the burgundy thing in high school and early college. I suspect this will require getting Ellie to help out, especially since I think I just want the one chuck of hair that always falls in my eyes. :)

Ooooh, I wish my hair would do that! It's dead straight, though.