West High School - Chieftain Yearbook (Torrance, CA)

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g Q 22 Eff 52 2 A A ' ' f DB. fi 3 ,Wai f' past. . X- A. .. Y v 1 1-1 Fashion sets no limits larm clock rings. lt's time for school. Take a shower do hair breakfast what do l wear? My brother flops out of the bathroom in his usual baggy pants with the bottoms rolled up. Definitely trendy! Time to look through my wardrobe decision made! Big bold striped shirt and a very i'mini miniskirt. Grab a jacket l'm offi Walking through the school halls of West one could not help but notice this year's extremes in fashion, From short slim skirts to baggy pants students dared to be outrageous. For boys a blend of both comfort and style in clothing appeared. While unrestrained from any activity. Baggy pants with rolled-up hems were discovered to finish off such outfits. this year's fashion for guys proved that one did not need to sacrifice either extreme of comfort or style Girls however had comfort in the back of their minds. Trading in their once long loose skirts they discovered the return of the mini , From tight and short to bubble shaped skirts there were no limits. flemlines were left to personal choice. Although black was once again dominant in clothing the new colors and patterns created around it were a definite suprise. When matching with black anything went! Such outfits were demonstrated by students in acid washjeanjackets black pants and bold-striped sweaters. Acid wash was the year's alternative to denim-holding both dark and light contrasts Bold-striped sweaters replaced pin-stripes and the soft textures of the The extremes of fashion were one of the many ways for West students to express their style and individuality. Copy by Alex Park Layout by Tracy Campbell and Chao-Yi Wei Photos by Chie Furuya and Billy Hardy colorful Generra sweatshirts held original designs, they also left boys sf I' l'l :ll'l I 'J Ill'IlXI I l

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Q' Grinning through a store window, Garfield hopes to be moved to a car window. T l Trends are a sign of the times xtending ajudo air beyond all reasonable sanity, or attempt- ing to, became the favorite pastime for many in the West High population. Sparked in the early to mid eighties, skate- boarding made a radical comeback last year and continued to grow and diversify with most of the participants being in the 15-20 year old range. Friendship bracelets also abounded on every wrist in sight. Given as tokens of friendship to a buddy, they came in a variety of colors, designs, and styles. Another big trend was the number ofpeople who were apparently on the Nike Spike Crew or participated in various volleyball tour naments The popularity of volleyball soared as evidenced by the appearance of these T shirts across campus Still other fads came into existence Garfields clung tenaciously to the inside of numerous automobile windows and doogies kept ponytalls in place So the typical trendy during the year skated with a doogy in the hair friendship bracelets on a wrist and a volleyball T shirt to cover the torso and a Garfield clamped to a car window Copy by Reid Mangan Layout by Randy Na Photos by Bill Hardy and Alfredo Mejia Directed by Tracy Campbell Advised by Deborah Yoo Revised by Jenny Lin Launching into the afternoon sky freshman Ricky Seneris enjoys himself on his skateborad V Displaying their doogies, seniors Stephanie Lickley, Deborah Kim, Kyle Kaino, and Jill Spreitzer show their hair is ready for a trendy world. G' Sporting their volleyball T-shirts, seniors Tim Stowe and Dean Sumi exhibit their with it apparel. Q' Modeling their wares, students materialize trendiness on wrists in the form of friendship bracelets. TI.l I- IXI l-ll- IRCI Il.l:'