Valparaiso University - Beacon / Record Yearbook (Valparaiso, IN)

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Campus lifetstyle -P, P ? Fashion 1980: Old, new, borrowed and blue a'eany From preppy to punk, cowboy to classic, and duck boots to disco - Valpo students displayed the fashion fads and trends that swept the country during the year. Monogrammed sweaters and skinny bow ties were the first warning signs that the Prep Look was here. With the addition of heart-spotted turtlenecks and button-down col- 20 Fashion lars, Valpo looked suddenly like a posh East Coast prep- aratory school. All the Bunnyt's and Muffy s couldn't re- sist those supposedly new cardigan-sweater sets complete witt circle pins and pearl necklaces. And don't forget those intellectual horn-rimmed glasses! Move over, Yale and Harvard - here comes dear ol' Valpo! Of course, in opposition to the good little students, there were the punk rockers e straight from merry old Eng- land! With blatant disregard for the traditional ideas of fashion, the punk rockers wanted shock value. Short, short haircuts tsorry, folks, no pink and green hair heret complemented m t-shirts with rolled-up sleeves and old, skinn'y neckties. Glitter make-up and torn jeans completed the look for the barrage of punk parties. Let's face it - preppy was popular, but punk was FUN! Oh, and don't for-

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HGimme Jimmy reads the banner behind President Carter, speaking to an October gathering in Memphis. Unfortunately for Carter, the American electorate said Gimme Ronnie on Nov. 4. ln me spirit of party unity, defeated presidential candidate Ted Kennedy shares a platform with vice-presidential nominee Walter Mondale. Election '80 19

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get those safety pins! At the other end of the spectrum was the classic, or town-and-country, look. Suddenly, tweed jackets with tailored shirts and trouser slacks were sprouting every- where. Most of the male population looked as though they had just stepped out of the cover of Gentlemen's Quarterly. Surely, we were dressed for the roles of county squire or wealthy heiress. Casual, but dressy was the motto e smart without being stuffy. But we couldn't stay dressed up all the time. So . .. into our ever-Iovin' blue jeanse- but this time with a difference! Thanks to the success of Dallas and Urban Cowboy we donned cowboy hats, boots and plaid shirts in an effort to reconstruct the wild, wild West. Weli, here at Valpo, anything is possible! With the rise of western Wear came the beginning of the end for disco clothes. To be sure, the glitter, bare shoulders and flowing skirts were still popular and probably will remain so e but the days when every outfit was slicked up for flash and not necessarily for comfort are gone. So Valpo displayed various fashion trends and fads in 1980. We were consistent in our contradictions. Each of us was able to showcase the different facets of our personality with severa! outfits. We experimented to our hearts' content and finally found something to please all of us. Vive la difference! - Beverly Sneed Fashion 21