Althoff Catholic High School - Crusader Yearbook (Belleville, IL)

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Beach wear became a hot fashion item, not only to be worn in the summer, but also in the winter to brighten up the winter season. Here, Ted Bugger, left, wears the extremely popular printed shorts called Original Jams ($ 12) and a t-shirt by Ocean Pacific ($ 16) that carries a sea print. Tony Bankston, center, wears a surfing outfit by Ocean Pacific, oversized shirt ($22) and shorts ($24). Tony Roth, right, looks like a native from the beach in his outfit by Ocean Pacific. O P. beach pants with printed cuffs ($24) and oversized striped shirt with printed logo ($22). To help fight the sun- the guys flip on their shads by Ray Ban ($7). Winter of 1986 was basically a fad and designer season. It was a season of keeping warm and a good fashionable way to keep warm was to layer colorful turtlenecks under larger rugbys and long sweaters. Everybody remembers the long sweaters. The sweaters stretched below the waist and dropped down to the hips or lower. These sweaters were not only a popular and fashionable item because they came in a variety of colors and styles, but because they kept more of your body warm and they made you look slim and taller. Rugbys were another top that made you look slim and they are exciting because they come in a variety of styles from designers. Some very popular styles from designers are Coco-Cola, Forenza, Benneton, and Swatch. These long sweaters and rugbys were a casual outfit that when coupled with a pair of colored socks, loafers, and a pair of Guess? jeans looked stylish and was a popular winter outfit. Spring of 1987 arrived early in the calendar year and offered teenagers a early opportunity for the return of the jams and the beach wear-but most people braved the temptation to wear their jam and swimsuits and many opted for warm pastel sweaters with a touch of lace and cool long cotton skirts. Many others thought a dressy skirt with a matching top and a lace collar that has a pretty print material and a petticoat underneath to add fullness added a dressy touch. With the return of petticoats and floral skirts comes the return to the feminine and soft touch instead of the casual and masculine look. Other popular spring fashion items that were a carry over from the fall season were the sleeveless 10 button henley, the jungle print in Spring styles like short sleeved blouses, camisoles, and the denim look in Spring styles like mini skirts and denim walking shorts. Spring fashions are usually a carry over from the fall season in Spring ' s cooler styles. The Spring season is a big fashion season for dresses and the introduction of new formal wear. Lacy long formal dresses in pastel colors and short spunky dresses in bold colors were popularly styled into strapless dresses. Spring is a transition season mostly because designers design and present their new ideas in fall and summer which is why most people look forward to the summer season. Tony Bankston sports his denim overalls by Bu¬ gle Boy ($28) and the popular undershirt by Esprit for Men ($24) and none other than the Chuck Taylor high top All-Star tennis shoes for ($20).

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Kim Grandcolas wears a neat pulled-together den¬ im outfit. Denim mini skirt by Esprit, $36, navy sweater by Esprit, $38, and white T-shirt by Es¬ prit, $10. She adds a bright printed scarf to brighten the outfit, Liz Claiborne, $22. Not only did jams hit the city, but the swim suit styles became more exotic and drastically different than last year. The styles were cut higher at the bottom and lower at the top. The summer of 1986, from a fashion point of view, left a beachless town like St. Louis feeling very much like our tide had come in. Then, school began. Although this isn ' t the most liked season by many teenagers, this is when the fashion season really started to roll. Back to School clothes shopping is extremely popular, as many fashion maga¬ zines publish bigger issues to cover all the new looks. Headlining the Fall of 1986 was the introduction of the jungle print styles. Deep jungle prints appeared on shirts and blouses and they were put together with pants styled with big hip pockets and an overabundance of zippers strategically placed all over the pants. They looked very stylish when worn with a neat pair of boots and a touch of accessories like scarves, animal necklaces, and jungle earrings. The jungle print was a subtle shade and low key style, but of cpurse different people like different styles so fall also ushered in the return of denim. Jeans, jean jackets, rhinestones, studs, chambray shirts, cowboy boots, red scarves, long denim skirts, and all the accessories were typical of the Western styles. Still along the basic denim style, buyers soon began to see denim in a wide variety of choices and styles. Blue was not the only accept¬ ed color, denim also came in grey, black, printed, stone washed bleached, and a new style called white lightening denim, which was streaked with white over a basic blue color. These two basic styles were the in thing for the Fall Fashion season of 1986. They were easy styles to work with and many fashion conscience buyers put their own touch to their outfit. One idea was to add pins and buttons to your jean |acket and really make it your own. The fall season was fun to work with and it formed an introduction for the Spring of 1987 season.

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Summer of 1987 holds many surprises. Don ' t worry, to satisfy all those who are hungry for the return of jams, they will be quite relieved to know that they will be back but in a wider variety of styles. Girls will find printed and solid colored beach pants as well as the guys. Beach pants and crop pants are great for those cool mornings or late evenings at the beach. They look perfect with an oversized shirt and a tank top and a pair of sandals. In order that you can wear your jams again and again, you will be able to find a bigger variety of tank tops and oversized t-shirts to wear with you high action summer wear. More variety of jams and prints will be available this year. Even some designers who kept away from the jams last year will try their hands at the styles. Longer shorts and sleeveless camp shirts will be an introductory item for Summer. Already, the sleeveless shirt is taking off at a fast pace. You see many styles in a variety of colors even plaids and stripes. Madras plaid shorts look great with the sleeveless solid blouse or with an oversized t-shirt. For the evenings out, a popular look is a tank dress with a dainty lace collar. This raps up the fashion year for Summer of 1986 to Summer of 1987. It was a high action and fun-packed fashion year. In 20 years when our kids pull out this yearbook, they will probably laugh at out outrageous fashions and the silly stuff we wore. But we must remember that fashion is a state of mind and we form first impressions by fashion. It is a very important part of our society because it gives us an identity, it tells others who we are, what we are, and who we want to be, all by our style of dress and our sense of fashion. Style-its the word for the future. Style. —Melanie Schranz (Melanie is a member of Famous-Barr ' s Junior Fashion Board.) Left-Tony Roth sports the newest looks in Coco-Cola sportswear: Sweatshirt ($42) by Coke. Kim ' s Coco-Cola blue and red rugby by Coke Sportswear ($35). Above-Maria Santos can ' t decide what sweatshirt to choose next as she wears the new and hot look in the oversized sweatshirt. Maria ' s sweatshirt by National Screen Print ($25).