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Expenses

It costs to be vogue

hough clothes and accesso­ boots, Nike tennis shoes and Can­
T ries in style may be above the dies (strapless pumps) were big in
average Ralston student’s budget, the footwear market for girls. Guys
the more expensive brands were were normally seen wearing hiking
seen quite frequently in the halls. boots, tennis shoes, earth shoes
Calvin Klein, Gloria Vanderbuilt, and sometimes even dress shoes,
Candies, Levis, Dingos, Pinemento, should the occasion come about of
Funny Girl, Dianne Von Fursten- wearing a “dressy” outfit. Game
berg, Jordache, Zodiacs, and Fan days all athletes were dressed up.
Fares were a few of the jeans, Girls normally wore a skirt or dress
sweaters, narrow slit skirts and shoe slacks with boots or sandals and
brands seen on labels on pockets, guys wore ties or sweaters with
in-seams, heels of shoes and other dress slacks and sometimes even a
places. three piece suit.
Rabbit fur coats, ski jackets, If a person was to go shopping for
straight legged jeans or corduroys, an outfit consisting of one of the
boots, vest sweaters, bow ties, styles above, the average cost
heavy sweaters and cropped col­ would range from $55 to $200,
lared shirts were the most popular depending on the brand names and
styles seen around the school prem­ where they bought their outfit.
ises, for both boys and girls. To have the “ in” or “ vogue” look
Popular jewelry accessories were seemed to be the main concern in
plain 14-karat gold chains, one to clothing wear for most girls and
three, in stairstep lengths for neck­ quite a few guys. Though money
laces and one chain for a bracelet, was a key factor in picking out a
digitel watches and turquoise jew­ wardrobe, there really didn’t seem
elry. to be too many people that were
Guys usually wore their class “ out of it” (out of style).
rings, maybe a watch and some­
times a neck chain, but that was
usually the extent for them.
The western look was the newest
fashion coming in from both the east Sitting pretty and showing some of the latest fashions, these stu­
dents .represent quite a bit of style variations Seniors Chuck
and west coasts. To look warm and Zagoz'da and Laurie Benson, juniors Wendy Rodricks. Sherri
Dalgleish, Katie Olson, Shelly Drost, and sophomore
have a cowboy look was considered Rhonda Trede show their personal taste in clothes
while posing in the Botannical Gardens.
“vogue” by students. Maybe some reasons these underclassmen dress up are a fresh­
Another popular style coming in man basketball game or because someone got a new outfit.
Freshmen E. J. Stanek, Dan Pape and Kris Naviaux and
this year was dance pants (narrow sophomore Lynn Houlton show that upperclassmen may
not be the only ones who like to look nice.
legged silk pants with a silk top to go
Blazers and wool skills, sweaters and corduroys or jeans and
with it), calf length dresses, silk ones boots seem to be the most popular sytles students wear these
days. Senior Kari Sigerson, junior Scott Toebben and sopho­
usually, with slits, and lots of other more Sue Bettger are current followers of the latest
fashions.
“ frills” were new, too. There were
A top model from Bloomingdale's or Fifth Avenue? No. It's soph­
starting to be seen at school dances omore Lori Selinger showing off her "mink coat" at Ralston High
School.
instead of the long, formal dress and
were also worn to discos, out to din­
ner or to any other “ special occa­
sion” with spiked heel shoes. Guys
usually wore a sport coat and wool
pants or casual dress pants with a
pullover sweater with dress shoes to
school dances and out with their
dates to their “ long, awaited night”
Ankle strap shoes, high heeled
clogs, knee and calved length

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