So, What are the Kids Wearing These Days?

[victoriana]

Here in the Midwest we do things a little differently than down south. You won't spot Lilly Pulitzer or Vineyard Vines hardly at all. I would bet that only a handful of people know of those brands up here. Very few of the guys dress "fratty" here. You'll see a few in button downs and ties with a nice sweater and khakis over it, but only a few. Typical sorority girl uniform:

Jeans (American Eagle or Levi's, always medium or dark wash)
North Face fleece jacket
Vera Bradley
Letters (most often on American Apparel v-necks and cardigans. If it's not a cardigan, wear a cardigan over it)
Bows
Sperry's
Uggs
Yoga pants
Leggings

Thank god frat tanks and neon haven't caught on here yet. Shh, don't tell them! I'm cool with the graphic tees on American Apparel v-necks.

[CeCe Newbie]

Originally Posted by KillarneyRose

Caroline!!!

hehehe

[33girl]

Originally Posted by CeCe Newbie

the absolutely disgusting and wet-looking "scrunched" hair style.

Ahem, I occasionally resemble that remark. As do some of your mom's friends, I'm sure. At least we're getting it with product instead of perming over highlights over color over perm.

[XAntoftheSkyX]

Originally Posted by KillarneyRose

Caroline!!!

BOOM! ROASTED!

[alexandra92]

Midwest here as well.
Letters on V necks,
Leggings.
Sperry's
Flannel (I love this trend.)
Neon is catching on though.

[AXEling]

Originally Posted by alexandra92

Letters on V necks

Woot midwest!

Yep, the v-necks seem to be picking up around here.

Another thing I've noticed this year that's popular on my campus are vertical letters (like the white cardigan in the AOII Emporium). I haven't seen any stitched vertical letters here (yet), but my chapter has gotten crafty this year and they used iron-on transfers on brightly colored (possibly v-neck, I don't remember) shirts. I don't have pictures, but I'd really like to get around to making one of my own...

Some women on my campus wear skinny jeans and ballet flats religiously. In terms of "comfy" attire, it seems to be athletic shorts/baggy sweatpants. Either that, or I just don't notice the more streamlined yoga pants. Personally, I don't wear sweats to class because I don't see how hard it is to pull on a pair of clean jeans, and mine aren't horridly uncomfortable. That's me though, to each their own.

[PhoenixAzul]

when I was working at Oklahoma, I seriously had to work on my not staring. I can't believe how different style is/was from when I was in university (which, let us note, was 08 for graduate school and 07 for undergrad!). I don't get the Nike Shorts trend, which was huge at OU. When the summer orientation camps came through my department, it was like the Boston Marathon starting line. I don't get it (well, OK, I do, because it is a million degrees in Oklahoma, but still...)

Ditto on the "shorts so short I can see your dupa". At that point, they are not shorts, they're very uncomfortable underwear with pockets.

I have to take a minute and lament the North Face Denali. If you want a nice fluffy fleece to wear under a jacket, awesome. But if you're looking for actual warmpth...it's not the thing you're after. It's not windstopper, it's not water resistant, and if you've got a dog or cat it is a permanent hair catcher. Let me talk to you about an actual jacket that would give you all of the above and more for the same price or less.

[RaggedyAnn]

Originally Posted by CeCe Newbie

I'm a high schooler (as you know), and these are a few samples from my unofficial school uniform:

Girls love their booty shorts...
In an effort to make themselves look as unappealing as possible, they cake on their CoverGirl foundation and line their eyes heavily. As far as hair goes, they love to straighten their hair until it's practically burned off or do the absolutely disgusting and wet-looking "scrunched" hair style.

Those shorts don't even qualify for Daisy Dukes! (though it occurs to me that some on here may not even know what I'm talking about, LOL)

The hair with a wet scrunch look isn't bad though...but I guess I'm old. I have ex-boyfriends that are grandfathers now. (They've got in touch with me through Facebook.)

[AOII Angel]

I had to stops myself from saying I don't get Norts, because we lived in Umbros when I was in college.

[SydneyK]

Originally Posted by AOII Angel

I had to stops myself from saying I don't get Norts, because we lived in Umbros when I was in college.

Word.

[AlphaFrog]

My boss just commented yesterday that at the Panthers game last weekend almost every 17-25 girl she saw was tighttight skinny jeans tucked in knee high boots. Neither one of us are a fan of this, but my.daughter sure is. She got a pair of grey kneehigh slouchy type boots and a pair of heeled almost cowboy style fashion boots for her birthday, and they'be already been on over every pair of jeans she has.

[HQWest]

Round here it is the Nike shorts and Chaccos with a party T-shirt and a baseball cap, or now that it is getting cooler - the same outfit with a lettered sweatshirt on top. The guys are in khakis or khaki shorts with docksiders and a Polo long sleeve shirt with the sleeves rolled up.
The girls here are big into the "pajama" jeans too.

Oddly, the girls from the "top" sorority look like they just got out of bed when they get to class and everyone else has their hair done and make-up?

I agree it is not that much different from the Umbros and leggings in the 90s - but we would have had the pearls on with every outfit.

[BraveMaroon]

Originally Posted by HQWest

I agree it is not that much different from the Umbros and leggings in the 90s - but we would have had the pearls on with every outfit.

This!!!

I have a photo somewhere of my and my big with our black leggings, oversized sweatshirts from our winter formal, pearls, and - in a moment of self parody - we popped on huge bows for our hair.

Alas, both being very curly haired, the bows are lost on us.

On this day in 1995, you would have seen me on campus wearing:

Jeans - medium dark wash, probably from the Gap

A long sleeved t-shirt, also from the Gap or maybe Eddie Bauer. Probably hunter green or burgundy if not charcoal gray.

Hiking boots

A barn jacket (or a crew neck sweater, or a sewn letter sweatshirt).

My gold "disc" - engraved with my crest - an initiation gift from my big.

My Eddie Bauer back pack

And I had probably applied a fresh coat of Clinique Black Honey lip gloss just before class.

[HQWest]

Originally Posted by BraveMaroon

This!!!

I have a photo somewhere of my and my big with our black leggings, oversized sweatshirts from our winter formal, pearls, and - in a moment of self parody - we popped on huge bows for our hair.

Alas, both being very curly haired, the bows are lost on us.

On this day in 1995, you would have seen me on campus wearing:

Jeans - medium dark wash, probably from the Gap

A long sleeved t-shirt, also from the Gap or maybe Eddie Bauer. Probably hunter green or burgundy if not charcoal gray.

Hiking boots

A barn jacket (or a crew neck sweater, or a sewn letter sweatshirt).

My gold "disc" - engraved with my crest - an initiation gift from my big.

My Eddie Bauer back pack

And I had probably applied a fresh coat of Clinique Black Honey lip gloss just before class.

LOL we could have been twins - except duck boots instead of hiking boots and Chanel Spark lip gloss....

[JayhawkAOII]

I have seen those shorts. I have more fabric in my handbag than those shorts have.