Assumption High School - Assumption Yearbook (Davenport, IA)

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These freshmen show school spirit by wearing their favorite hat on hat day This was just one of the ways the freshman class showed that it had found the “Knight spirit. By wearing her Assumption Jacket, junior Doreen Bleuer doesn't have to wait for a red and white day to show her school colors. Red-white days

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rendy It was the start of a style or mode of dress. That was the way it began. Then outerwear underwear became the trend. Comfort became the dominant aspect of dressing as students wore boxer shorts, long johns, and t-shirts over or under clothing. uterwear underwear was they were found to be comfortable a new trend in fashion. In and versatile. In gym class many r cold weather it was not girls could be seen wearing boxers 1 1 uncommon to see some and sometimes the guys wore V, J girls wearing insulated them as shorts too, but they underwear pants under seemed to feel they were better for their skirts and insulated shirt the conventional use. Senior under their school blouses. The Katrina Merritt said, 1 think they're guys also wore the shirts under comfortable to wear around the their school shirts. This was not house, but 1 don't wear them in only for the warmth, as it was public. Others had differnt often chilly in the winter months, opinions on the subject of these but also for the new style in clothes. Some didn't like the fit and dressing. some just didn't like the way they Another item around the looked. Personally, 1 don't like to fashion scene for about a year wear them but 1 guess it’s up to was the Henlystyle shirt. This was the individual,” said senior Theresa the three or ten button shirt that Minnick. was copied from old-fashioned The guys also had opinions of men's undershirts. Both men and the way the girls were dressing. It women could be seen wearing all depended on their own this style of shirt. They're really individual tastes. Senior Jim Laures comfortable and in style and you said, 1 think it's stupid for girls to can wear them with about wear them. They don’t even fit anything, said Junior Erin Maher. them.” Senior Henry Jacobsen These shirts weren’t acceptable added, They look O K. on some at school, however, because they girls but 1 don't really think they didn't sport a collar, but it was should wear them. common to see both girls and All of these clothes were worn by guys wearing plain men's t-shirts people because they were under sweaters in place of a comfortable and trendy. Another school blouse or shirt. example of outerwear underwear More outerwear underwear was shown by the popular music dressing included the use of star Madonna. She repeatedly was men's boxer shorts as everyday seen at concerts revealing her shorts. They were worn by both underwear. No one at school, men and women. They were however, went to this extreme popular to girls because not only measure in dressing. being cheap as normal shorts Gym clothes were often improvised by box- er shorts as shown by Freshman Ann Zeckser As Junior guys lounge in the cafe, Paul Henkhaus looks comfortable in his t-shirt along with Scott Klein and Matt Saskowski The sweat pants Senior Jane Miller is wearing prepare her for the cold weather outside.