Stripes, checked, plaid…will polka dots be next? Social studies teacher Mr. Tom Sellers, keeps the hallway hip with his extraordinary wardrobe. Sporting an array of crazy pants throughout the week, Sellers is a classified fashionista.

“I have been easing into the look over the last few years,” Sellers said. “During high school I played golf, so I’m used to seeing the fun colors and patterns.”

Although his fashion choices are not directly inspired by anyone, his support comes from home.

“My wife loves it. If she didn’t, why would I do it?” Sellers said. “My 14-year-old son thinks I need an identity check, but that’s pretty normal.”

At school however, an entirely different reaction is produced.

“I get ridiculed, teased and receive a lot of smart aleck comments. One time someone asked me, ‘When does the circus start?’” Sellers said.

Despite the differing opinions, he still confidently dons the look. Many other teachers say they can’t pull off what Sellers does.

“You never know what he’s going to wear,” colleague and social stu  dies teacher Mr. Keith Herberger said. “I don’t have enough confidence for funky pants. Today I wore a button down shirt and someone told me that was the first time they had seen me in a button down.”

Social studies teacher Mr. Brian Adam also chimed in. Both Adam and Sellers share the common quality of “over extensive” legs.

“I spend a lot of time thinking about Seller’s pants,” Adam said. “I wish I could wear pants like his. I have to find super skinny emo pants and then wear them as ‘normal.’”

Although some teachers don’t know what to think about the outfits, Sellers has a high approval rating among the students.

“Sellers’ pants are the most swagged out pants I’ve ever seen,” senior Tasha Frazier said. “No other teacher can pull off the outfits he wears.”

Although Sellers chooses to dress up during school hours, he is also the girls junior varsity basketball coach. There, he chooses to dress more casually.

“I normally wear the ‘fun’ outfits for events or to school, but otherwise the ‘coach’ me kicks in and it’s comfortable T-shirts and shorts,” Sellers said.

Junior Mia Feldman was coached by Sellers during basketball season and found his fashion sense off of the court amusing.

“I love when he wears fun pants because it’s hilarious seeing what he decides to wear to school,” Feldman said. “He’s great at matching his outfits to always look cool, but sometimes I have to tell him he looks weird just to mess with him.”

Junior Libby Kaiser said she thinks it’s great when people express their personality through their wardrobe.

“I think Sellers’s pants are hilarious and they show his great sense of humor,” Kaiser said. “They contribute to his great character.”

Even though Sellers’s fashion expertise does not rub off on his co-workers, Herberger sums it up.

“Sellers often wears interesting pants and although I don’t, I’m sure glad he does,” Herberger said.