Teens Embrace Preppy Punk Look for Back to School
The 2001 teen style favors a mix of late 70s to early 90s preppy and punk influences. Plaid skirts, shrunken tops, striped tees with ties, jean jackets, and vintage blazers appear with safety pins and bold prints. Retailers note confident, individual looks, thrift-store twists, and sexy yet self respecting attitudes influenced by pop stars.
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Marie
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Denim and design drive boys fall back-to-school wear
Denim returns as a male wardrobe staple with cargo pants and Crosscut jeans. Wal-Mart and Gap note design shifts toward texture and versatility, adding tie-dye tees, updated corduroys, and broader color palettes. Accessories like messenger bags and baseball caps rise, with jeans priced $20 to $60 and most T-shirts $10 to $30.
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Susanne Decker
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Decker
Anna Lonergan
Gap
Lonergan
Abercrombie & Fitch
American Eagle
Old Navy
Back to School Denim Dominates Fall Fashion
Susanne Decker of Wal-Mart says denim will rule the back-to-school season with items from pants to accessories. Plaids, studded denim, and duster sweaters join graphic tees and red, white, and blue Americana themes as jewel tones and rhinestone accents trend. Jeans run about 20 to 50 dollars, T-shirts 10 to 25 dollars.
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Susanne Decker
Wal-Mart
Decker
Anna Lonergan
Gap
Joan Munnelly
Limited
Munnelly
Shy teen asks how to find a girlfriend
Dear Scared advises exploring new activities to meet people at school, build confidence, and be yourself. Dear Ezra notes rejection is normal and to bounce back, while Dear Confused discusses growing up as discovering identity, morals, and responsibility beyond self. Email questions to the column.
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Jane's Addiction members release new projects and more
The piece notes Perry Farrell's album Song Yet to be Sung with a new DJ persona and Dave Navarro's solo disc Trust No One plus a book Don't Try This. It also covers poetry slams, Geekularity com, fashion tees, Courtney von Dragen Smith, Catherine Clark's Truth or Dairy, cell phone accessories, Rob Brezsny's Free Will Astrology and Henry Ford quotes.
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Dave Navarro
Catherine Clark
Courtney
The 411 Youth Column Seeks Reader Submissions
A weekly feature by Young People's Press highlights trends and items of interest from youth correspondents. Readers are invited to submit topics via email for future inclusion.
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