Irvine High School - Citadel Yearbook (Irvine, CA)

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Future holds past reflections, present fantasies By Doug Luchansky Way back in 1970 .. . It doesn ' t seem that long ago when Nixon was president and the Orioles were winning over the Reds in the world series. But it was a Chinese Sage who said: Life is just a second long — and one-seventh of that sec- ond is past history. Ten years ago, when most of today ' s teenagers were just begin- ning to rebuild their second set of teeth, America was getting ready to face a tragic gas shortage, Watergate and the splashdown of Skylab 4. However, for the graduating class of 1970, it wasn ' t the top news event of that era which interested them, but it was the burdening of their own school lifestyles. The Dress Code still existed ten years ago, which meant that girls dresses could not be shorter than the top of the knees, that sundresses with low necks were exempt, that sideburns for guys could not grow below the ear lobe and that male hair wasn ' t permitted to extend below a dress shirt collar. Indeed, the styles were quite dif- ferent. There were special Rainy Day Apparel events that enabled girls to wear pants if, and only if: a) there was any predicted chance of rain as established in the Los Angeles Times or the Orange County Regis- ter; b) it was raining in the morning; c) a pants day had previously been approved by the Administration. On a warm, summer day, when the beaches were crowded with tourists and California ' s locals, the stores were stocked with new designs in bathing suits. But throughout the sixties and early seventies, girls ' bikinis were still very much conservative. It wasn ' t until the mid-seventies that infla- tion hit and everything from string bikinis and automobiles decreased in size. Fads, too, were always changing. Whatever happened to the Donny Osmond, Bobby Sherman and David Cassidy craze? And the Brady kids have since grown up too. A decade ago, teenagers also listened to Davey Jones and the Monkees, were paid a minimum wage of $1 .80 per hour for work- ing, were restricted in school by having no smoking areas and, for guys, facial hair was not allowed. Today ' s youth is unique by being gifted with freedom. Mus- taches and even beards can often be seen and smoking areas have recently been established. And, fortunately, girls fashions as well as hemlines have continued to fluctuateat a whim. Butwhatdothe1980 ' s,an entirely new decade filled with new ideas, hold in store for America ' s adolescents? Roller skating, skate- boards and electric-powered cars will increase in demand as far as transpor- tation is concerned. Computers will replace anything that can ease Amer- icans from straining their brains and computerized teaching, individually at home, is not out of the question either, and it ' s quite possible that soccer will reign as the number one high school sport instead of football. Ironically, though understandably, the future does not depict all glory. According to Buckminster Fuller, a noted independent scientist archi- tect, it shall not hold the rosiness that it might seem too. This generation may be the last graduating class; we are witnessing the final exam of mankind. If we pass, we could be incredibly bright. If we fail, there may be no future, he said last October at a UCLA meeting. )im Antenore, IHS social science teacher, gave his opinion. The future does not exist except in our fantasies. What we fantasize rarely comes to be. Don ' t brood over the future or myre your thoughts. Be here now. What you are now is your future. And if that proves correct, the future is merely a reflection of the past . . . and a fantasy of the present. 24 Past present future

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Irvine High says ' ' bonjour to French tosh ions An explosion of contrasting colors depicted the fashion scene of 1980. Jacketed pleat-skirt suits and sweaters that looked as if they were hand knit were some of the favorite school girl attire. Snug but not tight pants in all colors looked leggier than they had in years. Fashion jeans became very stylish. Some of the favorite brands were Vanderbilt, Sas- son, Chic, Bon )our, Chemin de Fer, and the ever-popular Levi ' s. Classic penny loafers and men- swear oxfords outfitted the feet while new tangled ballet flats and colored pumps proved to be some of the most likeable footwear. Bright, duded up cowboy boots worn under and over pants were frequently seen on both students and teachers. Accessories such as belts became some of the newest fads ranging from wide-wide to skinny-mini in super contrasting colors. Hair as well as clothes had a new distinctive fashion. French braiding , along with side-swept, romantic, rib- ' bon tied hair was very popular on campus and off. Boys could be seen in anything from shorts, to fancy pants. Some of their most favorite lines of clothing were OP, Hang Ten, Lacoste, Adidas, Brittania, and Levi ' s. Topsider and Vans shoes were styl- ish for both sexes, and of course, the all time comfy stand by, tennis shoes, will probably never be out of style. The basic fashionable hair style for guys was short, but not too short. Surfers still had their own undescrib- able hair-do. Perming hair also became more popular than ever before for guys. Besides fashion, sports and music had a style of their own. The latest sports fad was rollerma- nia. Skaters could be found anywhere from the beach to the roller discote- que. Unlike the previously primative equipment, skaters of 1980 rolled along on wide, cushioned polyure- thane wheels which came in every colorof the rainbow, attached to shoes ranging from sneakers to disco boots. Two other music related fads, New Wave and punk rock, became extremely popular in the new dec- ade. At dances people were screaming for The Knack ' s My Sherona so they could do the Pogo. The Pogo was a new type of movement in which one places his her hands stiffly down at their sides and starts jumping up and down like a maniac. People calling themselves punk rockers would wear basketball sneak- ers, jeans or leather pants, various types of T-shirts with their favorite punk rock group and a very distinc- tive buzz cut. Sometimes they would even dye their hair strange colors. New Wave and punk rock groups which were the rage were: The Sex Pistols, The Dickies, The Dead Boys, The Knack, Devo, The Cars, The Fly- ing Lizards, The Police, Cheap Trick and Elvis Costello. 1. Sdsson came out with a new lipe of clothing, such as these jeans modeled by Sheryl Bel- tencourl. 2. A vested shirt with a bow around the collar adds a country look to Elaine Fero ' s outfit. 3. French braiding is only one of the fashionable ways Cheryl Hackett wore her hair through the course of the year. 4. Laurie Ovesen shows that Hang Ten is popular for girls as well as guys. 5. Soccer player Mark Hlolby favors Adidas when it comes to warm up suits. 6. Fashion is tiny alligators on your chest, says Rob Small as he talks about his Lacoste shin. FadsSc fashions 23

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