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Fashions

of the Century

Where would we be today with­ One of the stranger customs
out fashions? Some fashions stay of the late Fifties, early Sixties
"in" but most fashions are ever was the dog collar. Girls and
changing, thus becoming fads and boys would wear dog collars on
trends. These fads can last a season their ankles to show if they were
to a whole year, but eventually going steady or not.
they become "old" and go out of Towards the late Sixties we
style. saw the mini skirt emerge, just
If an 80's teenage girl came to as it has once again. Class rings
school in a brightly colored circle were also a big thing in the Six­
skirt with a crinoline slip under­ ties, especially if you were going
neath it along with a white blouse steady. The girl got to wear his
and a classic pullover sweater she ring with angora around it to fit
might by looked at as an out-of­ her finger. Psychedelic colors
style nerd. However, if she wore a also were also a top fad of the
pair of Bugle Boy jeans, an Outback Sixties.
Red pullover and a pair of East- Jumping to the Eighties, we
lands, she just might be considered see the trends and fads are un­
a little hip. limited. One can see styles
In 1955 the prevailing fad was change from school to school. It
"steady" pants; boys and girls really comes down to what a
would dye their pants the same person feels comfortable in and
color if they were going steady. what they will wear in public.
The top fad for the Fifties goes to
the poodle skirt, bobby sock and
saddle shoe look. This is the most
outstanding fad of this time period
next to the guys and their flatops.

Ways to Dance
What time

Throughout the years dancing has been a way to cele­ is it?
brate. The jitterbug, fox trot, polka and bunny hop were per­
formed in the Forties era. In 1951, Ted Matsukis preferred the
"cheek-to-cheek dances, none of that clear across the room teens ask
bit." The Sixties meant sock hops where students did the
mashed potato, twist, pony, chicken, limbo, stroll, the jerk and
the frug. The Seventies made the bump, hustle, bus stop, Wat­ The m ost frequ en tly a sked q u es­
ergate and disco hit dances. Now in the Eighties we've seen tion by a teen ag er w h o 's trying to
m ake cu rfew is "W h a t tim e is it ? "
break dancing, slam dancing and dirty dancing also the troop, Parents o f today's teenagers are a lot
cabbage patch, the skip and of course the dance that will nev­ m o re len ien t than th ose o f yester
er go out of style, slow dancing. year. The average cu rfew fo r seniors
today is a nyw here from m idnight to
2 :0 0 a .m . W e sh o u ld b e thankful
co n sid erin g the average tim e in the
late Forties was 10:00 p .m . So m e
South H igh staff m em b ers d id n 't
even have cu rfew s because they
n e v e r w ent out. In 1955 n urse Elea­
n o r Venditti was e x p e cte d to co m e
h o m e a half h o u r after the e n d o f an
even t. F o r som e staff th ere was no
ch o ice beca u se th e streetcars w o uld
stop ru nn ing so th ey had to b e h o m e
early. A s a sen io r in 1981 Beth Stras-
b u rg er w o u ld have b e e n " h u n g by
the tree in the back y a r d " if sh e was
late. A s unfair as parents may seem
th ey d o it fo r o u r ow n safety.

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