Remember looking at pictures of your parent s from 20 or 30 years ago and thinking "How could they wear that stuff?" Well this year, we were wearing "that st uff. " Sometimes literally! More than one daring damsel was heard admitting to wearing the weB preserved relics of her mother' s childhood. Attiring the woman of 1981 were A-line sk irts, bow ties and initialed sweaters. Men's fashions were back to blazers worn over sweaters and shirts with narrow collars and thin ties. Apart from suits and dresses, most clothes were unisex. Straight-legged jeans, docksiders, and button-down shirts were worn hv both men and women. Of particular Importance to the fashion-minded was the dress code. Women were required to wear dresses to classes and men were asked to wear dress pants or nice jeans with nice shirts. However, some students perceived a double standard. "I think the girls wear high-quality clothes to classes because they take pride in the rules Harding has set for them," Brenda Sperry stated. The male students, she added were another matter entirely. Every decade sees a name brand trend and the 1980's was no exception. There were Calvin Klein, Ralph Lauren, Yves St. Laurent and faithful old Levis. These names were seen everywhere - on jeans, sh irt s, and even socks. Freshmen soon learned that emphasis was placed on those little cloth signatures. The labels labeled their wearers as persons with "good taste." Shoes too, have always played a major role in tying an outfit together. Ankle-strap heels complimented most dresses, while docksiders or loafers added the needed touch to skirt-and-blouse combinations. For men, there were docksiders, loafers , and tennis shoes. Nikes and Brooks especially were often found on students' feet, particularly during athletic participation. While men tended to stick to three types of footwear year round; loafers, boots, and tennis shoes, women opted for seasonal footwear. During the warm months, sandals and strappy heels predominated, but with the cold weather, boots, closed-toe shoes and docksiders often worn with kneesocks became the latest word in high fashion. For all the styles, fads, and transitory trends characteristic of 1980-1981, there was also a growing realization of the pendulatory nature of fashions. There is nothing totally new or extinct in fashion. Trends come and go, only to return after a number of years. Should history repeat itself and you catch your children laughing hysterically at your appearance in the Petit Jean, just sit back and smile. And save your clothes. - Wendy Zeigler I. APPROPRIATE footwear wails patiently on Iheir owner for eXlensive use. 2. A FAD of the ei~hties: lOP' siders appear all over campl/s. 3. f)f'·, PLAYING ",0<;/ oj" I()da)" 's !rCJ, ./., ,n e PaflY Farmer. Denms H-lIInefl. (lIId Rick Sisko 4. ONE of (he 10(eSl fashions coordinales well with HOT ding's dress code as modeled by Deb, bie Taylor and Sherry Alkire. 5. BRIAN McLAIN and Dan Gilberr ex, hibiI lhe ever popular casual clothes now coupled with dressier swea/ers and blazers . r::===~ 31 Fashions
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