Fashion: then and now

Originally Posted on Emerald Media via UWIRE

Clothing styles and popular trends are in flux, however, style at the University of Oregon hasn’t evolved as much as you might have thought. After flipping through decades of archived photos from past yearbooks, it is evident that there are styles present on campus today that were a hit way back when.

Combat boots then:

Photo from UO yearbook, The Oregana, no year provided

 

Combat boots now:

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Junior Reyn Yeager. (Courtney King/Emerald)

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Freshman Pei Xuefei. (Courtney King/Emerald)

Long jackets then:

Photo from UO yearbook, The Oregana, no year provided

Photo from UO yearbook, The Oregana, no year provided

Long jackets now:

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First year Eman Almaghoouth. (Courtney King/Emerald)

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Sophomore Yiren Wang. (Courtney King/Emerald)

High-waisted jeans then:

Photo from UO yearbook, The Oregana, no year provided

 

High-waisted jean now:

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Sophomore Sarah Blanchard. (Courtney King/Emerald)

 

Flannel then:

Photo from UO yearbook, The Oregana, 1975

 

Flannel now:

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Sophomore Haley Stupasky. (Courtney King/Emerald)

 

Dressing up then:

Photo from UO yearbook, The Oregana, no year provided

Dressing up now:

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Staff Member Jordan Guess. (Courtney King/ Emerald)

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Staff Member Angel Ochoa. (Courtney King/Emerald)

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