Owensboro High School - Owensboroan Yearbook (Owensboro, KY)

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W E GWUWMES Jeans Were No. 1 Item Of Clothing Costumes worn by the cast of char- acters played an important part in set- ting the stage for Our High School, 1978. As in recent years, jeans were the number one item of clothing in the OHS students' closet. The most popu- lar brands were Levi, Male and Faded Glory. Big bells were the favorite style, but straight legs came back into style, mostly among the girls. Although khakis were popular, jeans still out- sold them three to one. Jeans were worn with bulky sweat- ers, cowl necks and waist length jack- ets in a variety of materials and bright colors. The popularity of the movie Star Wars even touched the fashion world by bringing the colors metallic silver and gold to shirts, pants and jackets. Boots were in again in '78. Students wore them with gauchos, skirts or with pants tucked inside them. Al- though boots were popular, Famolares were the shoes worn by most stu- dents. They came in many styles and colors and were seen on both guys and gals. They came in flats, heels and even boots. Hair styles at OHS were basically the same as last year. The wedge was seen in variations of styling and length among both the girls and the boys. The Farrah Fawcett look was still seen at OHS with different lengths of hair full of curls and waves. Hair was also pulled away from the face with combs and hair bands. Stick pins were also a popular ac- cessory. They were worn on cowl necks and collars. Initial stick pins were the favorite among many cast members' - By Marsha Tanner Cold winter weather brought heavier clothes and Freshman James Beard was one of many students who wore a ski mask while riding home from school on his bicycle. 2, l+7 Faded Glory jeans were popular with most students and junior Deirdre Carbon was no exception. leans were still No. 1 with most OHS students. 26x Fashions ,jj ..4v:.n1s- ,jj Famolare shoes were the most popular shoes at OHS. Juniors Karen . Harl and Pam Wilson wore two examples of the many sQes available in Famol5ET'TQ' Pants tucked into boots was a popu- lar fashion look. Mary Jane Coombs was just one of the many students at OHS to wear boots.

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Beverly Durham enjoys the pasttime of many OHS students - watching programs and some of the favorites Of Students- television. Happy Days and Laverne and Shirley were the top-rated lax J K ,. .f, nm: Picking out that favorite record was one of the things OHS students enjoyed in their after-school hours. Shelley Nelson picks out a record at the Wax Works. Having your own stereo or record player was a must for most OHS students. Sophomore Carol Robinson puts a new record on her stereo turntable. A The book Roots continued to be among the favorite reading of stu- dents at OHS. Tim Taylor reads from the Alex Haley book in the OHS library. Music, Movies!

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-1 Popular clothes at OHS are worn by Gazetta Woods and Darryl Walker. ,Q safe Q' 1 1 Wearing T-shirts that reveal personal traits about a person was popular at OHS. David! 9V63lS his hero in the T-shirt mifhe wears. Freshman Kathy Bell was just one of the many students using slogans printed on purses. Along with GARBAGE, some popular slo- gans were STUFF and JUNQUE. OHS students John Akin, h and SsllawLWatson Hn-QWTYE typical variety of clothes worn to school. Students wear every- thing from rugby shirts to ski jackets to the ever-popular overalls. .LL 4. hphomore, r has one of the more popular hair styles at OHS, a variation of the Farrah Fawcett hairstyle. Fashions! 7