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Show J Potje 8 y' Tfie Tfuinderbird Monday November 26, 1984 T' w"$ Greg Henderson Jill Hafen Communications Major Detroit jTheatreDance Major Theatre Arts Major St. George Las Vegas than Fashion is more dressed,, getting just and what what tacky' Students have different opinions on by Kristy Sleight Buzzzz! The annoying sound of the alarm invades your dreams and you realize it is time to get out of bed. Oh, for another half hour of sleep, you think to yourself as you stagger blindly to the bathroom. You emerge 20 minutes later, showered, feeling slightly more awake than when you entered. You realize, as you pad back to the bedroom, that the critical moment of your morning ritual is at hand. You step up to your closet apprehensive but determined. You grasp the door knob firmly. With a twist of the knob you open the door. What am I gonna wear? you ask yourself. And the decision you make in the next 10 minutes could affect your entire day. As you glance casually at the rather dull choices before you, you see that once again the good fairy didnt come through with the new wardrobe you asked for. Oh, well, you murmur as you reach for the comfortable sweat shirt and the Levi 501 Blues. Looks like its going to be another casual day. And why not, its Monday, youre entitled. Right? While it may be true that most of us have had mornings like this, it is equally true that there are mornings is (in style ' when we really want to look great. Indeed, dressing is an art. Your clothing says a great deal about who you are, how you feel, and where you live. An obvious question might be, Why do you wear what you wear? And the typical SUSC student is hard pressed to come up with an answer. After a great deal of thought, many students decided that the main consideration is comfort. The secret to dressing hip at SUSC, most students say, is to come off as low key as possible. You must look good, yet at the same time create the notion that you really dont care what you look like that you just threw on that old outfit at the last minute. Most students are quite neat and appropriate in the way they dress, said Joann Bowns, associate professor of life science who also instructs a color and fashion course for continuing education. It is not necessaril fashion that is important to the them, but rather appearance. The opinions of students varied greatly among those from Utah and those from outside the state. Most students from within the state said they feel SUSC students are fashion conscious. Meanwhde, students said Utah fashions are behind the times. Beth Peterson, a freshman from Coalville, Utah, said, I think there is out-of-sta- te in today's is quite a variety of fashions here. Brian Judd, a senior from Las Vegas, Nev., disagreed. People here are pretty casual in the way they dress, but they are not as trendy as in other places, he said. There is a general consensus among students on what the most popular and important item of clothing is 501 Blue Jeans. The majority of students have several pair of the jeans, ranging from brand new to faded and patched. Limitless items are among the tackiest things students wear on campus, students said. On the tacky list were bell bottom jeans or cords, parachute pants, plastic or tupperwear shoes, clogs (they belong in Holland, said one student), the Mormon look (ruffles), and personalized belts (a student who wears a belt with his name on it either suffers from a serious identity problem, or a terrible memory). Other things that bothered students were those that come under the heading of fashion stupidity. Examples of this in would be girls who wear mini-skirt- s freezmg weather, pumps in the snow, or a winter favorite, a parka with a church h dress. One student said Stiletto heals, when worn with Levis, are the tackiest things shes ever seen. Senior Nick Susnjar said, I would really like to see more of the mini-skifive-inc- rt fashion-consciou- s world Important items to consider when being a fashion critic are culture, social status and budget. A student from Las o Vegas with parents will dress differently than a foreign student with equal amounts of money. And just as likely, a farm boy from Escalante, Utah, will have a completely different view of fashion than a beach boy from San Diego, Calif. Juan Henderson, a senior from Las Vegas, Nev., didnt think a persons social status is affected by the way he dresses. No way, he said. Look at me. I dress like a bum and I get all the ladies. Just as its true that fashion means different things to different people, it is also true that how you look says something about you. Picture a bearded man in Bermuda shorts and bare feet compared to a muscular guy in sweats, n fellow in loafers and a or a sweater. well-to-d- clean-shave- Whether on purpose or not, your clothes paint a picture of your personality, and when it comes to fashion at SUSC, simplicity is truly the key. More accurately stated, the fewer things you have to do to your body in preparation for the outside world, the more time you have to sleep before class. r |