THURSDAY, MARCH 13, 2003
COVER STORY
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN = 9
Kelley Weiss/Kansan
Arnett and Waechter are relieved to finally be back in their own clothes in front of Eddie Bauer, 643 Massachusetts St. Even though the experience was a little uncomfortable they both said they were glad they had done it.
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at her blankly and accepted the $10 coupon, sticking it in his back pocket.
Shopping around
Kelley Weiss/Kansan
Down Massachusetts Street, the two men separately ventured into Abercrombie & Fitch, 647 Massachusetts St. Waechter wandered through the men's section quickly and arrived at the back of the store with nothing in hand.
Waechter looks through clothes at Flush with Arnett. Although Waecchter said some of the clothes caught his eye, he thought the prices were a little high.
"These clothes are made in sweatshops," Waechter said. "If I bought these clothes, I would be supporting something I've been preaching against. Plus it's outrageously expensive."
Once Waechter was back out on the street, Arnett went in. He walked through the store, pointing out the T-shirts and khaki shorts he liked. The salespeople continued folding clothes and didn't appear to have any unusual reactions. But Arnett said they looked real fast and then looked away.
Before leaving the second clothing store of the afternoon, Arnett asked the saleslady for a size 28 in a pair of rugged khaki shorts. She immediately told him they didn't have those, and he shrugged it off.
"Yeah, that's really small," he said.
Further down Massachusetts Street, Arnett and Waechter veered off the main road to head into The Java Break, a local coffee shop, and Flush, a thrift store attached to The Java Break, 17 E. Seventh St. Retro Madonna replaced Brittany Spears in the background, and the two looked through racks of thrift store T-shirts and jeans.
Waechter's cohort excitedly tried on two nylon vests, but the men didn't find any clothes calling their names. They compared multi-patterned polo shirts and laughed. They took a seat at a table in Java Break, but after shooting the breeze for a few minutes, they decided play time was over.
Both were eager to get back in their own
JUSTIN ARNETT
Favorite band: Dave Matthews Band
Favorite clothing store: Abercrombie & Fitch
What did you do last weekend?: We went out to the bars.
What is your favorite place to grab a bite?: Papa Kenos
Extra-curricular activities: Sports basketball, football, baseball, hockey.
What did you expect: I didn't know what to expect. I thought Adam would be like Marilyn Manson, hair all black and freaky-looking. But he wasn't. He was just a normal guy that wears different clothes. I've never been around anyone who wears clothes like that, and I'll probably never experience anything like that again. Next time I see people in those clothes, I won't think they suck.
ADAM WAECHTER
Favorite band: Extreme Noise Terror
Favorite clothing store: I don't like shopping. I just get T-shirts from shows.
What did you do last weekend? : Lake of the Ozarks. We were at the dopest lake house I've ever seen.
What is favorite place to grab a bite?: The Orient
Major: Germanic languages
Extra-curricular activities:Dumpster diving,drums,a little bass, downloading music.
What did you expect: I had no idea what to expect. I didn't feel any different because they're just clothes.I probably would have gone to some places I usually don't go to --- like places with really nice clothing where anyone who looks like they don't have $100 shouldn't be there.The clothes I gave Justin were tame. People are people.I look past facades.I had fun.I like to play dress up.
clothes and back to their own images.
"I've never dressed in anything like that before," Arnett said. "To be walking around and have people looking at me was funny. They were afraid to look at me, like I was going to kill them or something."
Back on the corporate end of Massachusetts Street, the men changed clothes in Eddie Bauer, 643 Massachusetts St. Standing out on the street, comfortably in their own styles again, the boys said goodbye.
After handing the patchwork khakis back to Arnett, Waechter gave him the $10 coupon from The Gap.
"Here, I won't use this," he said.
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— Edited by Julie Jantzer
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