Kecoughtan High School - Tomahawk Yearbook (Hampton, VA)

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Forenza Madness: Meg Gorski, Sue-Ellen Mears, Laura Renn, and Jane Nucup wear the season’s hottest sweater in a variety of ways. You have to be daring to try this. Frances Burgdorf, a fashion trend setter, cut her hair very short on one side and created a truly different look. Feet up for fashion: Larisa Cunningham’s woven flats and Kelly McElroy’s boots provide a contrast in footwear. Fashions 13

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Students combine fads, fashions for An exchange student from Denmark, Peter Rasmussen, enjoyed Virginia ' s warm fall weather and wore shorts and sandals to school until late in October. An individual look an ut Mom, please buy me a Forenza sweater. They JL-J only cost $38 and every¬ body has one!” Everybody did have a Forenza sweater and, regardless of cost, any¬ thing else that was new or trendy in fashion. Gone were the old, sloppy jeans and “anything goes” attitude of former years. Students exhibited a high sense of what was in style and dressed for school in the latest fashions. Speaking to the Home Economics classes, Brenda Phalin, a fashion merchandising instructor from Bethel High School, said, “The main theme for fall fashions is the ‘men’s wear’ look—oversized.” The dropped shoulder line, resulting in oversized sweaters and uncon¬ structed jackets, and a wider sleeve under the arm all helped to create the popular “baggy” look, as evidenced by the Forenza sweater. “It’s easy to wear the layered look,” said junior Laura Dukart. “I love it. It’s comfortable and loose-fitting.” Colors, ranging from muted greys and browns to flourescent reds and oranges, added to the overall impres¬ sion of style. “I like to wear the new bright colors, because they are eye-catching. People take a second look,” said Ariana Watterlohn. The popular Forenza came in a rain¬ bow of colors and some students had more than one. “I have a bright green, and a navy blue, and I borrow Laura Renn’s yel¬ low one,” said senior Laura Reed. “They are really comfortable.” Other trend setters worn by stu¬ dents were dangling earrings, neck¬ laces made of metal and wood, twisted ropes of beads, and flat shoes. The guys, like the girls, were equally fashion conscious. Some of their fash¬ ion sense went to their heads. Mo¬ hawks, shaved heads, and Lovell Wooten’s rings were all ways students chose to be unique. “The reason I have my hair cut like this is because I like to be well-known and to see people, especially girls, take a second look,” said Wooten. Jeans and Bermuda shorts were still popular choices of apparel. Because of unseasonably warm weather, the clas- sic Bermudas were worn until November. The influence of rock stars like Boy George, Madonna and Prince was also part of the total fashion statement made by students who created their own unique look from the many choices available to them. Showing off his individuality with a unique haircut, Lovell Wooten “turns heads. Chatting with Jean Lembcke during lunch, ' rphanie Newsome strikes a pose that shows off bat-wing” sleeves, typical of the fashionable baggy” look.

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Braving the 25-mile per hour winds, Senior Attendant Melissa Pokorny tries to hang onto her hat in the Homecoming parade. Radiant with excitement, Homecoming Queen Heather Anderson shares the moment with escort Steve Riss. Anderson is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred O. Anderson. 14 Homecoming