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This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Geneseo chapter.

 

 

Here’s a big disclaimer right off of the bat before the Club Penguin cancel culture police come to beat down my door with mullets. I do not identify as femme, and femme culture is far more complicated than a few nifty Club Penguin outfits (and, if I do say so myself, I’ve got some pretty fucking nifty looks). However, with my girlfriend writing an article about butch Club Penguin outfits, I knew that I had to follow suit. Plus, I’ll be honest – in a really weird touching way, Club Penguin does allow me to explore my femininity in a way that I would be hesitant to, if not unable, to pull off in real life. Some waddling around as a penguin with shoddy linework does a little more for you than your actual self-esteem does.

 

 

Enough pity partying, though. Let’s take a look through my outfits. Maybe you’ll get some inspiration – on the iceberg or IRL.

 

1) The Collegiate

 

Perfect for a fall stroll across campus, all that’s missing from this look is a nice pumpkin spice frappe (which, incidentally, is the puffle’s name). It’s also probably the most attainable look on this list – but hey, you’re only limited by your imagination. 

 

2) Sugar Plum Princess

 

 

Or, what every bratty baby sister that’s ever existed in a nineties novel or tv show inevitably looked like.

 

3) Queen Bee

 

 

Dress, speak and act golden in this outfit that’s sure to burn an afterimage into that special someone’s retinas.

 

4) Bundle Up, Ladies!

 

 

This one fulfills my fantasy of being able to roll out of my butch girlfriend’s bed at nine A.M., steal one of their sweaters, layer my own jacket over it and head over to my class. Alas, with them being 5’ and me being triple their weight, it shall never come to pass.

 

5) “Moon’s haunted.”

 

 

 

6) Of the Fae

 

 

Whatever you do, don’t take a single bit of food from her. Best to keep what’s under that mask a secret too.

 

7) Cryptid Chaser

 

 

Discover the Loch Ness Monster, or how good you look in “Better Than Sex” mascara.

 

8) Sweet Goodbyes

 

 

You will be surprised to know (maybe) that I could not find a single culture on Wikipedia that regarded the penguin as a sign of death. Let’s change that. I’d rather this kind lady take me away than any freak with a scythe.

 

9) Narwhal Princess

 

 

Bald, beautiful, and sopping wet.

 

10) Snapchat Dog Filter

 

 

The ultimate white girl fashion, translated to glorious 4K penguin HD.

Jessica Bansbach

Geneseo '20

Jessica Bansbach is a junior psychology major who has more campus club memberships than fingers and toes. In her spare time, if she's forgotten that she's a college student that has more pressing matters to attend to (like, say, studying), she enjoys video games, thrift shopping, and ruminating. She was elected "funniest in group" by her summer camp counselor when she was nine and has since spent the next eleven years trying to live up to the impossible weight of that title.
Kayla Glennon

Geneseo '21

Kayla is a junior English major who is optimistic but enjoys exploring lots of emotions, not just ignoring the "bad" ones. They love writing silly things but also being serious, because there are a lot of things that matter and need to be talked about, but giving yourself a break is important too. They love writing about literature but also coming up with ideas for stories of their own. Kayla is constantly just trying to be themself and trying to be around people that make them happy.