William paced in the hallway, collecting himself. He pulled in a few measured breaths and moved into the living room. He wore a Special Olympics T-shirt, jeans and a rare nervous expression. When he reached Patty, William swooped down to one knee. With his right hand, he took hold of her left. Patty blushed and turned away. Then she turned back and looked her man in the eye.
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William & Patty: A Love Story (Modesto Bee)
40 YEARS AGO: The Modesto Board of Education changed its dress code to allow girls to wear jeans to school. The revised code said “Long pants, hemmed at the bottom, may be worn by girls.”
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Yesteryears (Modesto Bee)
If you’ve ever entered a school, a nice restaurant or a club when you were improperly dressed, you may have heard some of these expressions before: “Your skirt is too short,” “your jeans are too baggy,” or “your shoes are the wrong color.”
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Hot Seams: “Excuse me! You’re out of dress code.” (Student Life)
Beth Long believes you can’t go wrong wearing neutral colors. “I wear jeans as much as possible and basic colors like black, gray,” says Beth, who teaches social studies part-time at Assumption High School.
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Neutrals with a pop (Louisville Courier-Journal)
Debra Richards dresses to fit her mood — you might see her in jeans one day, a sundress the next. But as a former ballet/modern/tap dancer, “I do like the aesthetic of a dancer’s clothing,” says Richards, a historic-preservation specialist with Metro Louisville.
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A dancer’s aesthetic (Louisville Courier-Journal)
Sophomore Ruth Mandelbaum displaying her heeled slouchy boots. Alex Whiteman, freshman, dons polkadot rainboots. Apple Bottom jeans, boots with the fur/ the whole club looking at her”-you’ve probably heard these words in the hit single “Low” by Flo-Rida.
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A Bounty of Boots (Student Life)
Hollywood designer-denim favorite Joe’s Jeans are now available at Dillard’s in Mall St. Matthews. Shoppers will find a variety of styles from the label in the contemporary department.
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Joe’s Jeans at Dillard’s (Louisville Courier-Journal)
Fashions and accessories from rocker chick Gwen Stefani’s popular L.A.M.B. collection have arrived at Von Maur in Oxmoor Center. Included are dresses, a candy-stripe blazer and pencil skirt, a navy utility skirt, hoodies and sweats, jeans, T-shirts and cardigans priced between $95 and $295.
Continue here: Stefani’s styles at Von Maur (Louisville Courier-Journal)
A shiny silver car pulls into a parking spot and out steps a hot guy in tight black jeans, Converses, a tight white tee and a leather jacket. The camera rises to meet his face, but Aviators cover his blue eyes. He tosses his trademark hair and struts into school.
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Zac Efron Makes You Want to See "17 Again" & Again & Again… (The Observer)
Jessica Flores wears jeans sometimes, but “if I could figure out how to dress like the ‘Sex and the City’ girls every day and make that work with my lifestyle, that’s what I would do. I’d dress like I was going to a party every day,” says Flores, an expressive therapist.
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Instinctive style (Louisville Courier-Journal)
