University of Arizona - Desert Yearbook (Tucson, AZ)

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1. Sporting clogs, straight-leg jeans, a striped T-shirt and the obliga- tory sardonic sneer, a student demonstrates his idea of new wave dressing. 2. An unusual combination: a punkish metal-spiked brace- let teamed with a preppie button-down shirt. 3. As students lounging in front of the Student Union building show, men ' s fashions revolved T-shirts, nylon jogging shorts, and blue jeans. 4. Getting down to the nitty-gritty: leather ankle-high boots in basic black. 5. Radio-televi- sion major Neil Gelb meditates, perhaps on the popularity of his Adidas sportswear. FASHIONS 19

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UA students veto vogue Tuxes to sweaters are popular fashion ignor University of Arizona. Not actually ignorant, per- ps, although the nation s fash- capitals might have accept t as an explanation for I dents ' noncommital attitud ?ard dressing. Saris and mi irts flounced alongside halt sses and blue jeans, black p; pumps shared the sidewalks :h Bass sandals, salty top- ers, and purple canvas baski 1 shoes. On the whole, stu- its seemed quite unconcerned ut sacrificing vogue for coi t. Shorts, miniskirts, and sa s were summer favorites, :ially when temperatures ro o the 100s. Clothing colors re vibrant and vital: ruffl uses, espadrilles, and knic.. turned up in Chinese red, issian blue, Dutch Yellow . . . ts, however, forced studenf kiss away American green, shion Conspiracy, miniskir d for $27; pants for $28. T liege Bootery offered esp lies for about $28; knee-hi ther boots for about $80. A classy addition to the co irdrobe was the tuxedo loo mplete with white frill .ouse, black- dress suit, bow tie. nders, cummerbund, and .t leather flats. For more ca- sual dressing, students wore col- or-coordinated sweatsuits, ' shirts and sweatskirts. :al new wave aficionados led high retail costs by ing the university-area clothing shops for vinyl skirts and thin-lapelled jackets. The stereotypical mink look, such as mohawk styles and stomp boots, was irictly hardcore and didn ' t ake much of a showing on UA ents. Short, layered new t n hairstyles were popular ss the board, however. A preppies were also out in .v-.vJ, clad in polo shirts, plaid Bermuda shorts, and classic land sweaters. Ocean Pacific jo m 9 shorts, with boxer-style underwear peeking down the legs was a common, usually un- ' ' ntional fashion occurence on can ' t really put a catchword e way 1 dress, mused radio- ision freshman Delia Gil- ay. Varied, maybe. I just up the closet and put on tever appeals to me that ning. efreshing, ain ' t it, New 18

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