Becky Jones is a sport-loving tomboy who finds herself in the minority when she starts her new, all girl, school where her contemporaries are all into fashion accessories and even her best friend Dol has started wearing a bra. Feeling isolated Becky throws the bag which contains her roller derby skates into a pond and buys a new, fashionable, animal bag, only to find that trends have changed yet again. After a pep talk from her older sister Mel, Becky understands that things will get better and some compromises must be made. Furthermore Becky herself starts a trend when orange Dayglo boot-laces, as sported on her roller derby skates, become the latest fashion.