Back to College, and back to "class"

[crazylegsmurphy]

Hey All,

I am a few weeks away from my second year of Art College and while going through my wardrobe I realized I am starting to look like a grub!

I would really like to change my whole style to fit more of a 30's - 40's look. I know there is a thread about the "College Wardrobe" but it doesn't have pictures...and us art students don't like to read!

Does anyone have some pictures of some styles of the day that I might be able to put together?

Thanks!

 

[Lauren]

Are you creating art or studying art history? If the former, I advise to stay with modern repros on the cheap like khaki's with wider legs, t shirts, sweaters over button down shirts, etc... that way when your pastels or charcol have an explosion you won't be cursing wearing your 60 year old trousers.

Another good idea is to pick up old yearbooks and copy the styles you see in there.

(and just gotta say it, I study art and I love to read...)

 

[crazylegsmurphy]

Good point!

Fortunately, I'm done with all that messy stuff and am in the design stream now. I mostly deal with computer assisted design, with the odd pencil, water color, and conte work.

Old yearbooks...I wonder where one might find them.

 

[magneto]

Good point!

Fortunately, I'm done with all that messy stuff and am in the design stream now. I mostly deal with computer assisted design, with the odd pencil, water color, and conte work.

Old yearbooks...I wonder where one might find them.

College libraries perhaps? Yard sales?

 

[J. M. Stovall]

Here in Texas there is a chain called Half Price Books, a seller of pre-owned books. I've picked up a couple of old yearbooks there, they always seem to have some. So I would suggest the closest used bookstore.

 

[scotrace]

College Wardrobe.

 

[ClassicIsBetter]

Awesome, thanks scotrace. A week from tomorrow begins my journey through Grad school. Most of the people there will be older than me so I need to start dressing better (not that I dress bad, arguably...)
I have been thinking about what to wear also. For me, I'm going to get a fedora or two and some tweed caps, a submarine sweater and an pea coat to start. I have a job now so I can budget for better clothes... These clothes better last since grad school is costing me 3k per class!

 

[resortes805]

College Wardrobe.

Take a look at the thread again, there ARE pictures posted.

 

[crazylegsmurphy]

Ya, I meantioned that post in my first post...but I was looking for some more pics.

 

[Naama]

Am I the only one who doesn't mind going to school way overdressed? [huh] (or going anywhere way overdressed)


Naama

 

[Irena]

Am I the only one who doesn't mind going to school way overdressed? [huh] (or going anywhere way overdressed)


Naama

I don't mind! Well, at my school you were dressed up if you wore something nicer than sneakers or flip-flops, so I was overdressed most times.

Yearbooks: I picked up two high-school yearbooks ('30 and '34) from the local antique store for $10 each. The college yearbooks had a higher price, and a better variety of pictures.

 

[resortes805]

Y' know in other threads, Wild Roots had posted some catalog scans featuring college-aged styles from the 30's. they should be in a 'pants' themed thread somewhere.