In accordance with Margo’s plans, “the meek shall do some earth-inheriting” in an outfit that pays homage to her and Q’s night of anarchy, complete with sleek black basics amped up to be just as edgy as their midnight adventures. Black jeggings and snakeprint slip-ons ground the look, while a lacy black bralette layered under a strappy tank make it just a little more daring. A track jacket keeps you from breaking a sweat, while a bucket bag allows you to carry all the essentials… catfish and Mt. Dew not included.

Chain of Clues

Product Information: Clutch – Aldo, Eyeliner – Sephora, Earrings – Topshop, Tee – Modcloth, Bangles – NastyGal, Cardigan – H&M, Boots – Forever 21, Shorts – Charlotte Russe.

Margo has run away before, but plans her excursions out of Orlando to such a degree that she always manages to leave behind a couple of clues just in case. However, this time, the stakes are higher, and the clues are just one more thing Q is beginning to discover about the beautiful girl he thought he knew. All he has to go off of is Woodie Guthrie, Walt Whitman, an abandoned mall, and the words she left behind…

Forge a new path all your own by bringing some pieces inspired by Margo’s clues along for the ride. The destruction of the abandoned mall gives rise to destroyed denim shorts and a thready fringe cardigan, while the short boots get you folk’d up, like Guthrie. A book clutch and winged eyeliner reference her conspicuously-missing notebook, and Whitman’s Leaves of Grass gets gilded with leaf earrings. A stack of bangles stacks up just like the clues to Margo’s whereabouts, while a New York tank references the first location Q guesses she’d be hiding.

Paper Towns and Paper Girls

Product Information: Cardigan – Dorothy Perkins, Top – Delias, Earrings – Modcloth, Pants – Delias, Shoes – Modcloth, Bag – American Eagle.

Margo condemns her and Q’s hometown of Orlando, Florida, during their quest for revenge, as being a “paper town.” While that phrase gets redefined repeatedly throughout the novel, she originally utilizes the phrase as something that is cookie-cutter and perfectly fake. However, she comes to find that she herself – a popular girl obsessed with fashion and popularity, and dating an equally popular jock – could be defined as the same thing. There are many layers to Margo, and it turns out that some of those she needs to find herself.