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Showing skin, sexy lingerie and swimwear were the focus of last year's Daydream: A Fashion Performance. Showing skin is still in, however, some students realize that you don't have to reveal everything to be sexy. For example, women should turn the crop tops into dust rags.
Students sound off on what fashions turn heads
BY ANDREA SUMPTER
correspondent@kansan.com
KANSAN CORRESPONDENT
Paris Hilton has said that it doesn't matter what a girl wears; if she's confident, then she's sexy. Whatever, Paris. She spends more money on clothing in a week than most college students spend on tuition in four years. Granted, confidence is sexy. It doesn't matter what a person wears, but rather it is the fabric of their soul that is the most important.
Blah, blah, blah. Forget the soul; Let's be shallow and talk about the fabric of a great miniskirt or hot, fitted button-down shirt.
shirt.
KU men said they liked to see legs exposed on women. But how do men prefer that these women showcase their legs? What do the men find sexy when it comes to clothing?
comes to clothing Michael Mehring, Tigard, Oregon junior, provided a list of what he thinks is sexy. "Miniskirts are nice, tube tops, bikini strap tank tops, chunky white heels, and short jean skirts." He's also quite fond of "schoolgirl outfits" and "white button-down blouses that show the midriff."
Landon Vermillion, Wichita senior, likes short sundresses that show off a girl's arms and says "heels are always good with a sun dress."
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While the majority of men cited skirts and dresses as the pieces of clothing that they found to be the most sexy, there were a few who had opinions on how they'd like to see a woman's upper-body. Brian Downing, Overland Park freshman, likes tank tops that show off the midriff. "Gotta go with crop tops," said Dean Shutt, a Lawrence junior who prefers "baby doll shirts." Sorry guys, crop tops are no longer the fashion. "Things are being tailored a little longer. Shirts are a little bit longer," said Tess Bricker, a Kansas City, Kan., senior who
You're in luck, guys. Skirts are very hot this season. Kieu's Inc., 738 Mass. St., has many of the kerchief shirts that are a direct throwback from the eighties. You can spot women all over campus sporting these skirts with everything from T-shirts to tank tops, sneakers to flip-flops. However, Kieu Win, senior and store nameake, had some other ideas when it came to sexy fall looks. "What's new this season are the fitted pants or capris with stiletto heels. Or a tight-fitting sundress with a jean jacket."
works at the Arizona Trading Company on 734 Mass. St. "You don't see crop tops as often and I've found that interesting because people are starting to realize that you don't have to show as much skin to look really good."
Speaking of ladies, what is it that they find sexy in men's attire? Predictably, the women's answers focused more on the clothing itself and less on the body parts being accentuated. This season the focus is more on collars, of all things. Upon being asked what she thinks is sexy in men's attire, Delayna Shorter, Ulysses, Kan. sophomore said "Collared shirts, not flipped up — that's not hot."
that she not need Shawnee sophomore Whitney Novak likes polo shirts with the collar. "This is really silly but I like the shirts with the crocodile
like the shirts we wear — what are they called? Lacoste?" she asked with a giggle. However, she becomes a bit more serious when asked about collar preference. "I really dig the shirt with the collar down. Up looks like you're trying too hard. Down is natural and I think it's hot."
Jasmine Lee, Fort Worth, Texas, senior, is more interested in how the shirt is maintained rather than the style and says "long or short sleeve doesn't matter, but it needs to be ironed. Don't be afraid to iron." This year men may be paying a bit more attention to their necks and perhaps calling their moms for advice on starch.
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While jeans will never go out, there are some startling new trends in denim for men this fall. "We actually made jeans this year that fit like the girls' jeans," saad Hayden Fowler, a manager at The Buckle, 805 Mass. St. "Men want a more fitted jean, they want a lower rise, and they want a little bit of flare. Stylewise that's what's happening now."
All right, style hawks, now that you've got the goods, there's no more playing the ignorance card when it comes to what you're wearing. And as regrettable as it is to assign validity to anything that Paris Hilton might say, confidence really is the bottom line when it comes to what's sexy.
HEARD on the HILL
Who is the sexiest presidential candidate, George W. Bush, John Kerry or Ralph Nader?
"None they're all old and wrinkly."
Mary Flynn Boston junior
"Bush because of his daughers."
Jamie Klein
St. Louis junior
"Bush in a Harrison Ford kind of way."
AnnieTruon, Wichita junior
"Bush, he has big ears and is quizzi cal like a cute, little puppy dog."
Matt Thompson Overland Park junior
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