RSS feed for all messages. <p><span style="font-family: Verdana">I hope any of you who attended St. Joe during the period appreciate the utility of not having to make fashion choices for four years.&nbsp;&nbsp; As I got older,&nbsp; my wife and I would go shopping for me and I always gravitated toward the powder blue cotton shirts, and black pants.&nbsp; I once went to an informal gathering at a friend's and wore a powder blue shirt, black slacks and black knit tie.&nbsp; They all asked why I dressed up.&nbsp;&nbsp; But, in 1962 everyone wore white athletic socks. The girls, with tennis shoes and the guys with giant shoes from Mullens called boarhides.&nbsp; The slacks had&nbsp;cuffs&nbsp;high enough to show off those socks.&nbsp; By 1964, some became smart enough to replace the boarhides with Beatle boots, also from Mullens. By the time we graduated, anyone daring enough to wear white socks was a fashion untouchable.&nbsp; No one wanted to go near you.&nbsp; The real rebels were the guys who would wear striped ties instead of the black knits. So it was black socks&nbsp;for the boys and nylon stockings for the girls.&nbsp; Actually, it was nice to see good Catholic girls being&nbsp;willing enough to show&nbsp;off their legs a little. &nbsp;But I always keep at least one powder blue shirt in my closet and I hope this does not make me a candidate for re-programming. </span></p> class_forums_messages.cfm?mid=53708&r=1 2009-08-15T14:57:45-04:00 St. Joe Uniforms 1962-1966