The Fashion of Silver Creek
More than What it Looks Like
Paxton Wimberley and Richelle Kelly
In the world of high fashion, we see the trend of women in immensely complex abstract dresses and guys in brightly patterned, vintage, baggy garments. In high school however, it’s very different. In the halls of Silvercreek everyone dresses a bit more like actual people, and at a much lower cost than a pair of Gucci loafers. However, there are a select few that will wear Loui and other designers with pride. The rest of us wear much less expensive rather common basic brands. Around the school it’s easy to see there are some clear standard outfits such as the simple jeans, t-shirt and converse to the athletic yoga pants and sneakers to the preppy khakis with a sweatshirt and white sneakers. Among these common looks there are countless sub genres and styles that reflect time periods, culture, celebrities, self expression pretty much any expression you can think of. As a Silvercreek student none of this is really surprising as it can be seen every day in classes and in the hallways, but it's not always obvious why someone dresses a specific way.
There is no single answer as to why the students of Silvercreek dress the way they do, in fact many couldn’t necessarily explain why. This doesn’t mean there still isn’t a reason behind how someone dresses; the weather outside and what is easily available in stores plays a big role since almost no one is wearing sandals in the winter or coats in July. What stores carry in stock also dictates much of what people wear and how it affects their style, as stores will always maintain clothing according to common basics and the trends of today.
Trends play a huge role in fashion at all levels. Once something catches on high up in the fashion world, it slowly trickles down to everyone forming a trend. In high school fitting in can be a big deal, and trends are an easy way to do that. There are quite a few trends at Silvercreek, one of the easiest to spot would be the 70’s throwback Adidas Superstars. Since they were brought back by adidas, they have spread like wildfire across boy and girls alike; it's impossible to not see a pair. Often these trends come from popular brands and celebrities as an exciting product that catches on fast.
Trends aren't for everyone though, many use their fashion as a method of expressing themselves to reflect a culture or time period they relate to. The 90’s grunge look is a good example of this where through the light washed jeans, flannels, and old band T-shirts reflect the culture of that seen and time. Others will wear sustainably sourced clothing in protest of the harsh morally questionable clothing manufacturing system. Girls will wear crop tops in protest against the dress-code, and boys would sag their pants.
There are still the up-and-coming trends that we don't know about. In 2012, nobody would have guessed that an ‘on fleek’ eyebrow would be a hit trend, or frosted tips. Cosmopolitan magazine and Vogue magazine both believe that the ‘blorange’ hairstyle and color will become popular. It's a mixture of blonde and orange hair. Maybe a new clothing item will grace the stores and cause an epidemic just like leggings and neon basketball shorts did. Whatever the trend may be for 2017, there's no doubt that the students of Silvercreek will pick it up with grace just like we have in the past.