Elkhart Memorial High School - Monolith Yearbook (Elkhart, IN)

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Styles—the long and short of it The fashions of the Seventies found everything from the mini skirt to the midi, from elephant ear jeans to straight leg Levi's, saddle shoes to clogs. In the early Seventies the mini skirt hit new heights as girls everywhere were showing more leg. Then hemlines dropped drastically and in came the midis, which are still popular today. Straight leg jeans, which became popular in early 1977, caused the previous elephant ear jeans to shrink. Ano ther fad item of apparel 10 seventies fashions that had a short life was toe socks, which kept the feet warm but were tough to put on. We took a step backward in time with the wearing of saddle shoes. What was in during the Fifties was back again. Hair was at the mercy of the scissors as it went from long and parted on the side to short and cut close to the face. It fluctuated from Afros to the frizzy look, pageboys to feathered bangs. Change was the one word that characterized the styles of the Seventies. Tear-drop, black plastic rim, and “granny” shaped glasses were what American girls were seeing out of during the early Seventies. Believe it or not, this mini skirt was “the thing” to wear in the early Seventies. They made a hit with men, but didn’t last long. ee = ee ey verre

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Four Les teenagers show what the well- dressed high school student wore in 1971. Obvi- ously, changes have occurred. Two results of Seventies fashions for feet were saddle shoes, a throwback from the Fifties, and toe socks. Diane Peterson, Cari Oatley, and Jenny Yeoman demonstrate the extremes in jean fashions throughout the Seventies. F e | a Le NS seventies fashions 11