University of Southern Mississippi - Southerner Yearbook (Hattiesburg, MS)

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1 M.: 91 'xv oming back to school means retiring the simple and sweet in clothing to the back of the closet until the next hometown visit and bringing out the unmatched earrings, sunglasses on a string, and oversized everything. Gender-bending was the look for the year as the line between men's and women's clothing became harder to distinguish, denim jackets, pierced ears, and neon brights prevailed for both sexes. The an- drogynous look for women meant shoulders with heavy padding for definition, big sweater vests, bag- gy pleated trousers, and a Michael Jackson-inspired pairing of black leather flats and white legwear. By contrast, the most ladylike put-togethers to surface in years were seen, with an abundance of long skirts, jumpers, chemises, beaded sweaters, ropes of pearls, and Hollywood rhinestone earrings. The jellies that dominated summer footwear were replaced by suede ankle boots for fall, high-topped sneakers in the most unlikely colors made a comeback for men. But the big fashion news for the year was the re- definition of the basic pair of blue jeans, the one must-have of any student's wardrobe. Denim was stonewashed, pinstriped, cropped, and cuffed, with zippers and snaps at the ankles and cargo pockets on the outer seams. Designers called the new style in denim distressed, but the parents would have probably just dismissed them as another pair of worn-out jeans ready to be trashed. 'fi b Opening 13

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14 Opening ollege doesn't always seem like home, of course. When your feet are hitting the floor before the sun cracks the sky to get dressed for an 8:00 a.m. class and your eyes burn like hell from a hard night of studying or drinking, whichever the case may be, you can't quite believe that you're actual- ly paying good money for the privilege of projecting yourself into this routine of insan- ity. We are here to get an education, a fact we are painfully aware of when we haul out the finances at registration to make another in- stallment on our future. But we'd have to go through our four years at USM with our eyes blindfolded, mouths gagged, and ears plugged to keep us from getting out of here with some degree of smarts. And in the process of all this, if we can have a bit of fun, make a few good friends, and leave as somewhat stronger persons than we were when we came, then so much the better, be- cause when you get right down to it, that's what it's really all about, isn't it? 'Q r if X J, 'h A If ,Q-5: iff X A -f U ., wu,.ysw1A1i ,hy ' A re' . D L 3500 'P , . ,aw -- . - - . r ,, , .N-1 , I ' . it iw Z K, lil- ' J N H