The narrator recounts their experiences at art school, where they encountered a wide range of unconventional hairstyles and fashion choices. They describe seeing students with brightly colored hair, unique haircuts, and bold fashion statements, including a student with a painting of "Starry Night" on their head. The narrator also shares stories about individual students, including one who wore a lab coat for no reason and another who dressed up as a forest fairy. They also mention a student named Dante Mukesh Lord, who was in his 30s and stood out for his thick mustache, tie-dye shirts, and leather trench coat. The narrator pokes fun at the quirks and eccentricities of their fellow art students, but also appreciates their creativity and individuality.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. The speaker is discussing their experiences at art school.
2. Art school students often have unique and colorful hairstyles.
3. The speaker saw a girl with bright neon-colored hair on the first day of school.
4. The speaker saw a girl with "micro bangs" that were uneven and jagged.
5. The girl with micro bangs said she had them cut that way because she felt like it.
6. The speaker saw a person with a buzz cut colored like Van Gogh's "Starry Night".
7. The painting "Starry Night" sold for over $100 million in real life.
8. The speaker saw people with various unusual hairstyles, including rainbow afros, highlighter yellow buzz cuts, and silver and black dreads.
9. Some students wore eccentric outfits to school, including one who wore a lab coat for no reason.
10. The speaker's friend Holly wore a surgical mask to school and added a lab coat to "complete the look".
11. Halloween costumes were not unusual at art school, even on non-Halloween days.
12. The speaker knew a student named Dante Mukesh Lord who was in his early 30s and had a thick mustache and a unique sense of style.
13. Dante Mukesh Lord's artwork often featured himself or naked girls.
14. Dante Mukesh Lord was known for making comments on younger students' Facebook photos.