Skyline High School - Origin Yearbook (Dallas, TX)

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► Hoi gossip. Ruffles and ankle bools remained popular throughout the year as shown by Linca McPherson and |ana Hodges, talking during their lunch period. Photo by Kevin Cuff ▼ Like il? Senior Scott Ladymon shows junior Kristy Hundt his new Members Only jacket he got for Christmas. Photo by John Blackburn They came and went so quickly that students sometimes had to spend all their allowance plus their lunch money buying them. Clothes. The new styles changed seemingly everyday so much that students had to work pretty hard to keep up with the fashions of the day. The pink and green that started the school year changed to pink and grey by the end, as did most of the fashions. Lacoste’s Izod shirts See ya’ later ‘gator Lauren's Polos. Polos came in the form of sweaters, button downs, jackets, shorts and various other types of clothes. They were worn several ways such as around the shoulders; some students wore up to three shirts at a time. Styles that came in with the summer fashions were the Ocean Pacific (OP) line of clothes. These clothes continued through the beginning of the school year. OP was also seen during the winter as they made sweaters and sweatsuits. Fashion for males also changed. Knitted ties were worn with button down shirts and khaki pants. The new Members Only jackets seemed to crop up all over the school after the Christmas break as male students showed off their new jackets. Some might think that girls were buying their clothes too big, but oversized sweaters and sweat shirts were seen in many of the popular fashion magazines and soon after seen on many students. Leg warmers were almost out by December, but some students still wore them. Leg warmers were in the other day when I wore them, but they're out today, joked junior Lori Anderson. Jeans were popular and probably alv will be. Many styles and brands were s but one particular type was stone-was jeans. As soon as the stores were filled i these jeans, so was Skyline. In the way of hair, the punk style was most popular not to mention the r unusual. The rooster” was worn by a da few. This style was one's hair standing uj the top of the head like a rooster's co Types of burrs were also popular with sev male students. I have a burr to get me oi the crowd. I also wear it for the girls. ; junior Scott Brown. The different colors of hair died out be the school year was over, but when this s was in red, blue, purple and green ' spotted the school. Shoes also changed with the times. C shoes were quite popular with the prej crowd along with penny loafers and siders. Ankle boots were also seen with m of the new fashions. Of course, the all time favorite tennis si Nike, was still around as students decors them with their Skyline Raider shoe string The Urban Cowboy may have been g for quite a while but cowboy boots still li on. Cowboy boots were seen with jeans as v as prairie skirts and ruffled shirts. Prairie shirts were also seen with M Jane type shoes and colored hose as were new mini skirts, outlawed at Skyline at first of the year (but still occasionally seen) So it seemed that students were saying “ you later alligator” to Izod shirts along v all the other fashions that had come and gt so quickly. 28 Student life

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 My lunch is better than yours. After unpacking her lunch, senior Karen Litlrell starts to eat her sandwich and banana. Photo by Elizabeth Gomez ▼ Where are they? Awaiting her friends, senior Iaxpiita Brown looks around for her friends before starting her lunch, brought from home. Photo by Elizabeth Gomez Students go out of way for taste The same old com- plaining about the same old food gave some of the students, who con- sidered themselves daredevils, incentive to find a new source of midday munchies — so they turned to their own kitchens and brown paper bags, only to discover new complica- tions and complaints. One of the common complications was los- ing a lunch. There was nothing more embar- rassing than having to go to class and ask the teacher if he’s found a stray sack lunch. Another example of an uncomfortable situa- tion was bringing fried chicken. The chicken would often leave a grease stain on the sack, and students would try to hide it so others wouldn't poke fun at them. A few students wouldn't bring just a plain brown sack, the brought ''designer” bags. Some sacks had students' names on them, others had car- toons of Garfield, and some even had a print of chains and a padlock on them, a humorous way of warding off lunch stealers. There was just no way to beat the system. Complaints. Com- plaints. Complaints. And therefore, it seem- ed that students couldn’t win for losing or couldn’t eat for complaining. Student life 27

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▲ Man to man. Fashion-conscious students Kevin Shamlln and Paul Price talk and joke during their lunch period. Photo by Charles Eberhart ▲ Alone in a crowd. Michelle Sutherland had a taste for style as she shows off her cowboy boots while reading in the student center. Photo by Charles Eberhart You don't say. Being in style was important for Andrea Nunn as she converses in the student center with Victor l lalton. Photo by Charles Eberhart Here today and gone tomorrow Spending $25 a week might have seemed like too much for clothes, but some students felt they had to spend this much to keep up with the continuous chang- ing styles. I get $25 a week for clothes, but I like to save it up so I can get something really nice.” said sophomore Stevie Price. Back in the sixth and seventh grades (when fashion wasn't that im- portant). one could have worn a sister’s or brother's hand-me- downs, but in high school, old clothes were sometimes not the “latest.” Therefore, everyone had to buy his own new clothes. Some students had to ask their parents for more money but often didn’t get it. “Whenever I ask my parents for more money for anything that isn't absolutely necessary, the answer is usually no. that's why I got a job,” said junior Gala Boardman. Here today and gone tomorrow just about summed it up for the ever changing fashions in high school. ▼ Tari n’ tangy. The student center was often a place to show off new clothes as Kim Bellinger stands and eats Star- burst before school. Photo by Charles Eberhart Student life 29