Sounds to me like you're handling it well Binky. I'm not a parent, but I've been a teen and I am an aunt to teenager and a preteen ;P
Jst letting her know that approriateness is contextual is probably the best way. As long as she isn't risking bringing harm to herself I don't see a problem with what is essentially an attempt to construct her identity.
[eta] as far as school is concerned, as long as she isn't breaking any school rules I don;t see any need to make a deal about it. She'll probably grow out of this style and be onto something entirely different in a couple of years.
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