Pinson Valley High School - Chieftain Yearbook (Pinson, AL)

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One of the latest trends in men ' s fashion is the oxford shoe. These smart-looking suede shoes jazz-up the look of any dress style and can be worn with almost anything, except maybe shorts, or a togai, or a kilt . . . Car Tags On every car there is a place for two tags. In the back there is the official tag and on the front the tag selection is op- tional. Five years ago the majority of car tags were advertisements for car dealerships such as Serra Chevrolet, Dixie Datsun and Midfied Auto Sales (where you can buy with confidence). But today, the tags vary with the in- dividual. The most popular tags have the owners name surrounded by an ap- propriate design. Others include a skull and cross bone and, of course, the Pride of the Valley. No matter what the tag on the front of car, one can bet it was the owners choice. Cars Probably the ultimate source of pride (or embarrassment) for a stu- dent at Pinson Valley is a car. Everyone wants to buy the best-looking car he can find, but only rarely does he ac- tually get it. He usually ends up settling for a second choice that saves him a few bucks. After getting a car, everyone tries to fix it up by adding little things and big things here and there. Many people try to make their automobile look like everyone else ' s by putting on mag wheels and white-letter tires, adding a stereo and synthesizer with enough watts to power a concert at the Col- iseum, and tying a bandana on the rear-view mirror. Whether it be on an ' 85 Corvette or a ' 77 Volare, the little extras are a nice touch. Many people, though, can ' t afford these additions and just make do with a ho-hum car. But when they look over Boots and see the people waiting for buses, they take heart. At least they think, I ' m not as bad off as those poor slobs! Boots became very popular right after the movie The Urban Cowboy. At that time it was legal to wear country apparel. Since then, however, the Country look has become less and less popular. Though the country ook has not come back, the boots have. A variety of styles and colors ex- ist around Pinson with both solids and patterned looks. Girls ' boots have also become more popular. The short boots are worn just like shoes and are the only country part of most ward- robes. Though the boots may not be in style next year or even tomorrow, they are now and can be seen on many feet around Pinson Valley High. FADS. TRENDS AND STYLES 23

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Fads, Trends, and Styles A look at the fashions, styles and trends that direct the lives of Pinson Valley students. Fads There are so many things that are hot one day and dead the next; things that everybody has to do or Sweatsuits Once the S.G.A. dress council decid- ed that complete sweatsuits could be worn to school, a completely new field was opened. The cheerleaders, who already had sweatsuits, wore theirs weekly and soon the football players got their Banana suits. The color guard and majorettes got in on the act and soon almost everyone was wearing his or her choice of loose, comfortable clothes. White Alabamas written on red shirts and orange Auburns on blue shirts soon invaded the halls. No longer were these popular clothes limited to P.E. or Dance, and sweat- suits now have their own place at Pin- son much to the approval of most students. j f .rv », t have that seem so ridiculous a short time later. We ' re talking about fads, flashes in the pan which become overnight sensations then just as quickly disappear from the face of the earth. Fads have been around for as long as anyone can remember; just since the 50 ' s, we have seen hula hoops, Davey Crockett hats, slinkies, poodle skirts, the Beatles, love beads, mini-skirts, mini-mini-skirts, L.S.D. and other hallucinations, bell-bottom pants, the Rubik ' s Cube, and video games. Now it is the middle of the decade and styles have again changed. Some things are old, some are new, but all are definitely different and definitely the in thing. Blue Jeans When Levi Strauss almost went bankrupt while making tents, he decid- ed to diversify. He started making pants out of his tent material for the San Francisco gold miners in the 1840 ' s. Since then, blue jeans have become more than just a rugged pair of work pants; they have become the fashion of almost everyone, especially since the mid-1950 ' s. The jeans, have changed since the 50 ' s and now dif- ferent styles, patterns and colors are the new trend. The most popular new jeans are those with the different pat- terns. Normally the jeans consist of one of the following: faded and dark jeans, striped with dark or striped with faded. Some jeans are even more com- plex in that the pockets are lighter or darker than the rest of the jeans. But no matter what style, color or pattern, the plain Blue Jeans are ever popular. Whether it be Levis, Lee, Gloria Vanderbilt, Sedgefield, 501 blues, Calvin Klein, or Jordache, every student has at least one pair. So no matter what style, or color that jeans take, chances are they will be here for quite some time to come. 22 FADS, TRENDS AND S TYLES

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Punk Punk has become the generic name for just about anything that is New Wave or just different. The most obvious aspects of punkers is their style of dress. Many wear baggy pants with black and white Frankie Say . . . shirts, and adore any item of clothing with holes in it. Others like flashier things such as black leather pants, pastel lipstick, and chains. Ghost Busters One of the top films of 1984 was Ghostbusters , and it not only brought in enough money to clear the national debt, it also made the word buster a popular phrase. No matter where you looked, people were trying to cash in; pricebusters , in the win- dows of stores where sales were in progress (with dollar signs in the mid- dle of a red circle with a slash across it, also a rip-off from the movie). Thirstbuster is the new slogan on the 3-liter Coke bottles. Even here at Pinson Valley, we ' ve run the phrase in- to the ground; several football players have worn their backbuster t-shirst, and several times the different classes have busted opposing schools. We have seen the Ghostbusters idea used often (too often) in the past, and unfortunately, we probably haven ' t seen the last of it. It ' s certainly one of the best movies of the year, but you can have too much of a good thing. 24 FADS, TRENDS AND STYLES