Class. Style. Everywhere you look young men and women are finely dressed with hair neatly trimmed. You’re at school and getting ready for your first class. You aren't at some rich private school. No, you’re at a common public school back in the 1960’s, where things are quite different and may take time getting used to some of the social normalities, like how to use the radical slang, and how men and women dress, in general or for school and work. Fashion and language of the 1960’s has greatly impacted teenagers and adults’ behaviors today for the better. With inspiration from the 1960's dress codes, young men and women have a since of class in their style. Back in the 1960's, students had to dress finely for school or they would not be allowed to attend.
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In order to attend school you would have to have a neat, clean-cut look (Spivak). To insure students looked sophisticated, some private schools had dress codes off campus. Mercaid, a private all girls school in Illinois, had an off campus dress code which said that their students could not wear tennis shoes unless it was a Sunday and the girl was on a picnic, or if she was playing tennis (Cardina). Girls had to look fancy every day, even if it was against the weather. Girls must wear skirts, blouses, or dresses, even in the snow! Students were not allowed to dress "casual." Students could not wear tennis shoes, saddles, T-shirts, jeans, or a vest unless it was under a coat (Grahham). Only nice dress shirts or shirts with a collar were acceptable if they were tucked in. Belts were also needed to look acceptable (Spivack). However, not all schools left the responsibility of being expertly dressed, nor gave the right to students to stand out from their
In order to attend school you would have to have a neat, clean-cut look (Spivak). To insure students looked sophisticated, some private schools had dress codes off campus. Mercaid, a private all girls school in Illinois, had an off campus dress code which said that their students could not wear tennis shoes unless it was a Sunday and the girl was on a picnic, or if she was playing tennis (Cardina). Girls had to look fancy every day, even if it was against the weather. Girls must wear skirts, blouses, or dresses, even in the snow! Students were not allowed to dress "casual." Students could not wear tennis shoes, saddles, T-shirts, jeans, or a vest unless it was under a coat (Grahham). Only nice dress shirts or shirts with a collar were acceptable if they were tucked in. Belts were also needed to look acceptable (Spivack). However, not all schools left the responsibility of being expertly dressed, nor gave the right to students to stand out from their