Putnam City West High School - Patriot Profile Yearbook (Oklahoma City, OK)

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- The latest in Clothes were always an important part of a students life and keeping up with the latest trends in fashion was one side to many Patriots. As society changed so did the latest trends in fashions. lt seemed that each season fashions were slightly differ- ent from the year before. Jeans were going from straight leg to baggy, while shirts were more tailor cut. ln mid-January gold soared to over S800 an ounce. These prices caused many students to start wear- ing imitation jewelry. Fashions Fashions Resembling the sixties, fashions for girls were pleat- ed skirts and pants with ox- ford shoes and socks. Collar .- Resembling the sixties T ties, collar pins, or charm necklaces were always part of a girl's attire. For the guys, sweaters, velour shirts, and pleated dress pants were the latest trend. Also, sport blazers, name- ly wool and corduroy, were a special look for guys. To go along with the blazers and suits, fashions for men turned back to the past with narrow ties. Also in style was the frat look, oxford, izod and polo shirts, khaki pants and deck shoes. The most widely worn clothes of both the girls and guys were jeans, corduroys and t-shirts. This was one side of dress that would al- ways be in fashion for the high school students. Trying on baggy pants at Papa's Girls in downtown Bethany is junior Debbie McCoy with her mom, Deb- bie also choose accessories to com- plete her outfit. li ill I yy'-all I . ri l l ill .ia , ll 1 1' vi iff' T f 'z

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Fashions Oxfords shoes being tried on by Senior Pam Barlow at Betty and Co. in DeVille Shopping Center. were the latest style in Trying to beat the extremely cool temperatures in classrooms, stu- dents such as Irish sophomore wearing long underwear under clothing. vi : v : E CD Dresden Bivins wears the latest blazer with plaid skirt and oxfords Jeff Nlcho -. .- c . ll P .1 -. Stun Tummy Stevens

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l What's the - Fads Shoe polishing a friend's car is sophomore Tammy Newell. Collecting Copenhagen cans was a fad for many students. Mark See- feldt, senior, builds a pyramid with his 350 cans. What is a fad? A fad is a fashion or activity that cames to a height of popu- larity only for a short while. ln other words, something everyone is doing. A fad can be something you wear or something you do. Fads can be world wide, local, or even just in a clique. One fad that swept sever- al nations was roller skating. Many people combined two fads, roller skating and disco-dancing, to originate a new side of skating, roller, disco. Drive-in restaurants also joined in the roller skat- ing fad by putting car-hops back on skates, as in the Nike's were the favorite shoe of many students. L s , f P X- lg y 1 I Latest? l95O's. Phasing out was the disco- dancing craze. Taking its place for many people was the new trend toward cow- boy dancing, or two-step- ping. The trend toward west- ern wear was .1 new side to student's dress. After the state fair, base- ball batting helmets were commonly seen worn by both male and female stu- dents. These hats were made of plastic and had a professional baseball team logo on the front and were either won or purchased at the fair.