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It's funny, a lot of these "sorority girl" necessities.....I am certainly far from the collegiate category now but I pretty much have the list covered.....well, no Kate Spade purse for me but I did get the diaper bag.
In defense of Louis.....those suckers last FOREVER. I have beaten the hell out of mine and it comes back for more. I wish I could say the same for my Coach bags, maybe it is the coated canvas vs. leather thing.
When I was in school, we dressed for class. A typical "sorority" outfit my sophomore year consisted of a big, baggy men's Polo buttondown (had to have the whole rainbow of colors and plaids) with a long, slim denim or khaki skirt. You'd wear argyle socks or the Polo slouch socks, and Bass bucs or loafers. You'd either have the little bob or if your hair was longer you'd slick it back into a tight ponytail, secured with a "bitch bow" (remember those big, fluffy hairbows we used to wear?) and then paint the lips an intense red, wine, or fuschia. We all still wore gold jewelry then, you'd wear your lavaliere or your mascot pendant on a thin chain and sometimes put on the big old thick herringbone too....lots of rings and bracelets....everyone had the fake-n-bake tan and the manicure to match the lips. We also liked to wear baggy shorts, often men's, with huge t-shirts or Polo sweatshirts and K-swiss or Tretorn shoes. Another "sorority" trend was to wear your slightly baggy cutoff jean shorts with a t-shirt and a blazer (weird, huh?) We did the blazer thing a lot, especially the ones with big logo crests on them that looked like a prep school uniform. The purse thing wasn't the same big deal it is now, though everyone wanted a Louis or a Dooney. Cars were a big deal. Everybody knew what everybody drove.
I didn't think people were so label-conscious anymore. Maybe it's coming back. I know for a few years there in the 90s after I was gone it seemed like everyone was trying to look as grungy and UNdone as they could. I hated that!
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