"Probably.  No clue where to find one who wouldn't just rip you off... well, now that I'm actually thinking about it, I can think of one or two women I share in class with who'd know somebody like that and wouldn't be on the take for a cut of the commission after recommending one to you."  Haroun actually finds it kind of odd that Bella expects to be able to walk into a different dimension and immediately be good at shopping there, but he's not quite sure how to inquire about this.  "Maybe buy one outfit today that looks good to you, and expect that a week later you'll know how to buy a better outfit?  There's people at Cowcorn who are very much the prisoner of their first impressions, but Magister Sting is very good at looking past them and Professor Nightstar is very good at seeing through them.  Or you could find a shop with outfits that look roughly right to you, and just frankly tell them you're from another country, new to Cowcorn, and could they please be nice to you and help you assemble an outfit that sends the following exact message.  You'd be taking a risk, but sometimes people will be nice if you ask them explicitly to be nice."  Haroun sighs.  His mind has made another suggestion and he really wishes it had been less creative.  "Or alternatively," he says with a certain amount of dread, but she is the Summoned One, and he is trying to be a good destined companion and tell her about all her options, "we could find one of my class friends who knows more about fashion, and ask them to help you shop."

"Probably.  No clue where to find one who wouldn't just rip you off... well, now that I'm actually thinking about it, I can think of one or two women I share in class with who'd know somebody like that and wouldn't be on the take for a cut of the commission after recommending one to you."  Haroun actually finds it kind of odd that Bella expects to be able to walk into a different dimension and immediately be good at shopping there, but he's not quite sure how to inquire about this.  "Maybe buy one outfit today that looks good to you, and expect that a week later you'll know how to buy a better outfit?  There's people at Cowcorn who are very much the prisoner of their first impressions, but Magister Sting is very good at looking past them and Professor Nightstar is very good at seeing through them.  Or you could find a shop with outfits that look roughly right to you, and just frankly tell them you're from another country, new to Cowcorn, and could they please be nice to you and help you assemble an outfit that sends the following exact message.  You'd be taking a risk, but sometimes people will be nice if you ask them explicitly to be nice."  Haroun sighs.  His mind has made another suggestion and he really wishes it had been less creative.  "Or alternatively," he says with a certain amount of dread, but she is the Summoned One, and he is trying to be a good destined companion and tell her about all her options, "we could find one of my academic friends who knows more about fashion, and ask them to help you shop."

"Probably.  No clue where to find one who wouldn't just rip you off... well, now that I'm actually thinking about it, I can think of one or two women I share a class with who'd know somebody like that and wouldn't be on the take for a cut of the commission after recommending one to you."  Haroun actually finds it kind of odd that Bella expects to be able to walk into a different dimension and immediately be good at shopping there, but he's not quite sure how to inquire about this.  "Maybe buy one outfit today that looks good to you, and expect that a week later you'll know how to buy a better outfit?  There's people at Cowcorn who are very much the prisoner of their first impressions, but Magister Sting is very good at looking past them and Professor Nightstar is very good at seeing through them.  Or you could find a shop with outfits that look roughly right to you, and just frankly tell them you're from another country, new to Cowcorn, and could they please be nice to you and help you assemble an outfit that sends the following exact message.  You'd be taking a risk, but sometimes people will be nice if you ask them explicitly to be nice."  Haroun sighs.  His mind has made another suggestion and he really wishes it had been less creative.  "Or alternatively," he says with a certain amount of dread, but she is the Summoned One, and he is trying to be a good destined companion and tell her about all her options, "we could find one of my academic friends who knows more about fashion, and ask them to help you shop."