Fashion trends are heavily influenced by favored influencers, stores, and the people around us. In Green High School, there are many fashionable students who keep up to date. Everyone has their own unique style that fits whatever they are most comfortable wearing. As far as this goes at GHS, we have a little bit of everything. I asked a few select teachers what they think about the highschoolers’ fashion choices and they all came up with some great tips, favorites, and least favorites for their students!
As fall approaches the weather is getting much colder which means it’s time to abide by the temperature. Math teacher Vincent Petrecca thinks it’s time for students to ditch summer clothes and switch over to layers.
“I want to see more flannels because I’m all for fall. I also wanna see people wearing layers, I see so many students wearing shorts and t-shirts and it’s prime time fall season,” Petrecca said. Layers can look different according to any given style. This may be a long sleeve with a t-shirt over top paired with some jeans, or your favorite hoodie or sweater. Petrecca also added that a comfy yet put-together outfit is another fall staple. Regardless, it is definitely time to break out the warm fall clothes for the upcoming chilly months.
After talking with many staff members, there was an almost unanimous opinion that crop tops are out. Though popular among students, crop tops are technically against the GHS dress code and not a favorite by teachers.
“I would like to see less of the extremely cropped tops,” Language Arts teacher Patricia Berardi said, “I can handle a crop top but some are just a bit excessive.” Another unfavorable item is pajama pants at school. Most teachers I spoke with agreed that they like it when students look more put together and less like they have just rolled out of bed.
“We need less pajama pants. Like c’mon. I am all for a comfy outfit, but it needs to be a little bit more put together,” Petrecca said. However, pajama pants are definitely encouraged during spirit weeks on PJ day to show your school spirit.
Language Arts teacher Kevin Finucan had some unique input on popular student clothing. “I like the quarter zips I’ve seen,” Finucan said. “I personally wear golf shirts until it gets cold then I wear my quarter zips.”
Some popular quarter zips among students are the Taylor Swift Eras tour item exclusively sold at the concert and the ones that are sport-specific and available to athletes and in team shops. He also mentioned that he did not like ripped jeans or “pants with holes”. Ripped jeans are a popular item of clothing for sure, but are definitely not for everyone.
Many of the student-athletes at GHS are expected to dress up for certain game days. This is one of Science teacher Shawn Thomas’ favorites. He likes it when students look put together and ready to conquer the day. As an anatomy teacher, he also added his dislike for sandals due to the fear of dropping something such as a scalpel on a foot.
“Listen, being in science, these kids wear flip flops, they come to class, they drop frog parts and cat parts on their feet in the chemistry lab. It’s very dangerous. You could drop a scalpel or scissors on your foot,” Thomas said. He hopes to see more students wearing ties in the future at the high school, but this may be a partial opinion due to his everyday choice to wear one himself. Besides general clothing shoes also came up amongst the teachers.
“I really like seeing all the gym shoes that students wear. I really like the shoes my students wear and I like to see what goes in and what goes out” Berardi said. Many shoes have circulated in and out of style recently due to a huge rise of interest. Many GHS students can be found wearing Nike, New Balance, Uggs and more. To many high schoolers, shoes are a very important element of their day-to-day outfits and must be up to the latest trends. Regardless of other’s opinions, students should wear what they are most comfortable in. Style is a personal preference left up to each individual on a daily basis.