Ames High School - Spirit Yearbook (Ames, IA)

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WORK OF ART. Wearing her haberdashery-inspired blouse and sweater, Sonja Powers examines art work by Chip Wass in the Ames High art gallery. The tuxedo look had great success, complete with the traditional bow ties and pinstripes and the newly added feminine ruffles. ¦ 1 = = , P! age, = RISING TREND. Ros North shows off a style from the sixties. Mini- skirts had a revival and became popular with many Ames High students. Fashion TAKIN’ IT EASY. Vernon Johnson, attired in the Country Gentle- man look, a classic style from England, relaxes in the fine arts wing. New fashions came from old Although latest fashion trends often appeared original, they were many times inspired by or borrowed from past styles. Returning fashions ranged from the prairie look complete with ruffles and lace to the mini-skirts of the 1960's. “I really liked the prairie clothes because they made me feel pretty, explained Amy Powers. Some ‘new’ styles were taken from the past, but still others were influenced by the mode of certain groups. These borrowed looks extended from sportswear and legwarmers from athletes and dancers to haberdashery borrowed from men. Classics had always been around, but many had been updat- ed. One example of this was the Country Gentleman look, classic menswear influenced by Chariots of Fire and Brideshead Revisited. Denise Cakerice worked at a local clothing store, so she had the opportunity to view the latest trends. “Clothing styles run in cycles. Something new you may have seen at our store might have been offered to your parents or grandpar- ents when they were our age. After all, wasn’t the present built on the past? CLASSIC COMBO. Jenny Ostrum displays one style of classic dress. While jeans were still popular, many students dressed up for a change of pace,

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е P HARMONIZING. The harmony of the Crosby, Stills and Nash concert pleased a diverse crowd at Hilton. People of all ages enjoyed their music aS if has spanned three decades. LET’S GET PHYSICAL. Olivia Newton-John sports an ISU t-shirt while working out with her band | his t-shirt especially fired up local Cyclone fans. OL IVIA, Olivia Newton-John cuts loose with her hit song Heart At tack , She was named the top record- ing artist of. 1952. LOVE ME TOMORROW, Chi. Cay o play $ a favorite for the tull-house crowd at Hilton. Chicago's concert brought together new and old tans. Concerts — rM ———

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` dr ls 7 g ve Ж VES. Mt Су 4 » TUS) ПАК , E Kg Мм x s Z тм, EC EC oC a MOVIN’ WEST. The prairie look I I 1 was popular, as shown by Jenny Bundy, Amy Powers, Lisa Tait, and Jane Spur- gcon Prairie was characterized bv den- im Skirts, petticoats and ruttled blouses STEPPIN' OUT. Wearing his athletic pants, Rod Hammonds strolls through the gym on his way to gym- nastics. Students chose to wear athletic d lothes be ause ot their comfort, as well as their looks Fashion