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Page 3 • Friday, February 6, 2004
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Reemerging fashions from 60s, 80s hit College Station
John C. Livas • THE BATTALION
Charlotte Cauwe, a senior communications major, pairs her Seven jeans with a white-studded belt from Pacific
Sunwear Jason Cornelius,' a senior architecture major, Diesel brown cuff watch gives his preppy look an edge
By Lauren Smith
THE BATTALION
Joseph Jewell, professor of sociology and one of
Texas A&M’s best-dressed staff members, attended
the University of California at Berkeley from 1988
to 1591, where he experimented with every style the
California school had to offer, from tie-dye for a day
toiheall-black ensemble of the “tortured artist.”
Professors are eccentric and passionate about
4ithey teach and the people we seem to have the
Minteresting love/hate relationship with. The
^’possibility that they were in college once seems
unfathomable, and forget trying to picture them in
tny clothing other than the outdated frocks they
often wear. That man standing in front of your class
eveiy Tuesday and Thursday may have once been
tefashion trendsetter on his college campus, like
theFonzorthe Farrah Fawcett.
During one of Jewell’s fashion phases, he said
he spem time w/ith other fashion-conscious peo
ple. He and his fellow fashion elite friends would
S| l m the middle of campus making fashion cita-
ll( j ns for passers-by who violated the unspoken
ules of what to wear.
After working in three very distinct environ-
JJients, I have noticed the same groups are always
ete, Jewell said. “During college at Berkeley,
pwple wore the Eisenhower army jackets; the
P re ppies ot the fratemity/sorority world would
ear deck shoes, jeans and Bermuda shorts; the
urea artists would wear black turtlenecks; the
PP'es are always around. I definitely see a prep
up here, as well as the cowboys, of course."
m „l We i A sa 'd his prep-style has not changed
much in 10 years.
rJS Shandle y’ a film professor at A&M,
ij , e one t0 blame for the layering look that
e a serious comeback, as he was guilty of
sporting two Izod shirts on the same occasion and
wearing his docksiders without socks. Shandley is
a 1983 graduate of Simpson College, a small lib
eral arts college in Iowa.
Reporter Danielle Belopotosky wrote in
Columbia News Service that Lacoste shirts are
what have spurred the revival of the preppy. The
first Lacoste shirt was sold in 1933. Christophe
Lemaire’s efforts to reinvent the brand are paying
off as sales grew by 10 percent in 2003.
“At the same time I was wearing two Izods
with the collars up. there was a punk crowd with
an entirely different look, or those androgynous
Prince fans," Shandley said.
The punk fashion is part of the 1980s style
comeback, as seen in the leather stud cuff
bracelets and black Converse shoes.
Tracy Gillan, author of “Youth, Music, and
Rebellion: A Close Look at Punk Subculture wrote,
“Today, punk fashion has become incredibly
ingrained in mainstream society and in high fashion.
Companies like Prada and ... Kenneth Cole are turn
ing punk fashion into profit. Punk style that was once
considered offensive is now considered high fashion.”
Places such as Wet Seal and Hot Topic offer
punk-style accessories and clothing for those who
can’t afford designer labels. However, it does take
more time to find the bargains.
Professors are academics first and many did
not have time to care about clothing. So, many of
them had their heads so far in their books that they
may not have had time to care about clothing.
After attending Yale from 1970 to 1974, a
male-dominated campus at the time, Barbara
Gastel, an associate professor of journalism at
A&M. went to medical school for four years.
“My medical school years were largely a fashion
blackout. I guess I was mainly studying,” Gastel
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Cauwe pairs her black, pointy-toed Anne Klein shoes with a more casual jacket from Urban Outfitters.
Cornelius sports his multi-colored Puma shoes with his pink Lacoste shirt. The flipped-up collar of his shirt adds
to the 1 980s feel of his ensemble.
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B lame it on "Saved by the Bell.” Children
of the 1980s still love the fashion of the
original preppy heartthrob Zaeh Morris,
or still give weight to the advice of the ultimate
fashionista Lisa Turtle. Women want bright tops,
loud jewelry and maybe even a pair of fishnet
hose. Men will layer their Lacoste shirts, put a
bandanna on their head or match a tweed sport
coat with a vintage T-shirt. Sorry men of A&M,
you did not invent the bandanna tied across the
forehead. Credit for that goes to Tina Turner’s
backup dancers.
The 80s was a time of over-the-top fashion,
when nothing was ever too bright and there were
no two colors that could not be put together. It is a
talent to be able to pull off that fashion in today’s
world without going overboard. It is important to
remember that some things from the 80s should
never come back, such as leg warmers or Zach
Morris’ chunky cell phone.
Urban Outfitters, a store in many large U.S.
cities or on the Web at www.urbanoutfitters.com,
seems to have a deep appreciation for the decade.
They consistently carry big plastic, fun jewelry
for women and Puma jackets for men. For
women, anything off the shoulder or with a V-
neck cut in the front and back has an 80s feel to it
and can be dressed up with bright earrings at a
low cost from Wet Seal or Claire’s Boutique, both
conveniently located in College Station’s very
own Post Oak Mall.
Puma shoes have made a comeback in the last
few years and have done wonders for the man’s
wardrobe. Shoe color can pep up a man’s
wardrobe. Puma and Adidas carry athletic jackets
that, when worn over a vintage, form fitting T-
shirt, make the perfect casual outfit.
The preppy look was revived last year for men
with the comeback of the Lacoste shirt. The little
alligator on the chest somehow transforms the
average man into a country club kid. The colors
are flattering and crisp. Layered shirts, and
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