Issue link: http://educator.cta.org/i/81027
Fauntleroy dishes on fashion and fit: The most important thing I learned… is that skinny jeans don't make everyone look skinny. I've been wearing the wrong jeans all my life. My new jeans… are boot-cut — straight-legged, dark denim and tapered for a slimming look. I'm throwing out my old ones. I'm going to wear this outfit… on the first day of school, when I tell students my expectations of them and explain my grad- ing system and classroom management style. Teacher fashion is a balancing act… between looking hip and looking appropriate. I think this outfit is both. The clothes… Macy's: pants ($104) by Not Your Daughter's Jeans; top ($13) by Style Company; jacket ($79) by Bar III. Chantaine Fauntleroy BRET HARTE MIDDLE SCHOOL, Hayward Education Association Previous page: Makeup artist Valerie McKnight (left) and Image Consultant Orene Kearn (seated) offer advice to teachers Julie Chavez, Dan Liner, Chantaine Fauntleroy and Angela Data. Sure, she's a bit of a "drill sergeant," but her PE classes have 50 students, so she runs a tight ship. "I'm always blowing the whistle," Chantaine Fauntleroy admits. "But I'm also fun-loving and caring, and I am definitely approachable." Typical work attire is a sweatshirt or a T-shirt with jeans or sweat pants. Her biggest challenge in clothes shopping: She is petite on top and larger on the bottom, so none of her jeans fit right. They are fine in the waist and saggy on the bottom or vice versa. The solution: Not Your Daughter's Jeans, a bit pricey, but perfect for her physique. Having found the right jeans, says Fauntleroy, was a "miracle" and "life-changing. 18 California Educator September 2012 the shoulder provides balance. The green jacket, cropped at the waist, upgrades casual to business casual. " A colorful green top with ruffles on