lifestyles
By Casey Barnes Kansan staff writer
Megan Bergman wears oversized overalls as she walks down campus, but she's not heading for the family farm
not needing for the family room.
She's on her way to class in an out-
Site's on her way to class in an outfit she says suits her personality.
"I'm more of a comical type person, and most of the things I wear are along that type," said Bergman, Edina, Minn., junior. "But I mainly like to be comfortable."
Bergman may not ponder her personality each morning when she chooses her look for the day, but, when asked, she links what she wears to the kind of person she is.
Which leads to the question:
Which leads to the question:
Most KU students said we were.
"People are easily lumped into categories because of their clothes," said Amy Tomson, Johnson junior. "But the stereotypes are not always true. In the '80s, black may have meant depressed or alternative, but now so many things are so mainstream that may not necessarily be true."
Like Bergman, Tomson said that her clothes were a reflection of her personality, but what people said and how they acted also could be reflected in their personality.
C. R. Snyder, professor of psychology, said that according to the uniqueness theory, people want to have socially acceptable
would just dress to fit in.
He said that through research he had found people would vary what they wear depending on how the group they were identifying with was perceived.
"When KU is winning, students are more likely to wear clothes with Jayhawks on them," Snyder said. "But when the group does poorly, people will distance themselves away from the group by not wearing clothes that identify with the group."
Snyder said that sometimes people
While some may wear T-shirts with environmental messages and others may spend money on designer clothes, Snyder said that we all conform to a group that we admire.
ways of showing their individuality. Clothes is one of the ways they do it.
While the shirt on your back may be a clue to the thoughts in your mind, some students don't like the idea of differentiating themselves by their wardrobes.
"If two people work up at a party with the same outfit on, one will either leave the party or one will change their outfit in some way," he said. "Clothes are marketed to make the people buying clothes feel special."
"The clothes you wear do say something to other people about how you feel and who you are, but it is often misinterpreted." Hyma Jarrett, Kansas City, Kan.
junior, said. "Clothes can
...
jacket, and clothes can take on a person's personality instead of reflecting it, and it's a shame."
Some students said they dressed to convey a certain message or to portray an aura, depending on the situation.
Jeanne McCready, Prairie Village senior, said what people wore on campus often depended on their major.
"Being an art major, I can dress in a freer man than, say, a business major." McCready said. "It's also different if you have to give a speech or a presentation. But as a professional artist, you are expected to dress a little artsy, depending on where you're going or what you're doing that day."
Some students said that
Some students said that when they got dressed in the morning, they just wore what they had and what was clean.
Cale Wibben, Illinois visitor, said he knew he dressed weird, but it was really not his fault.
"I know I don't look like everybody else, but I don't have anything else to wear," Wibben said.
Megan Bergman, Edina, Minn.. junior
Hyman Jarrett Kansas City, Mo., junior
Amy Tomson, Johnson junior
Photos by Jenny Brannan
"I just throw something on, I don't think about it. I really don't think it matters in the big scheme of things. I'll wear the same thing for a week because I just don't care.
I dress for comfort. No tight jeans. I don't like how it feels." Brad Fleming, Leavenworth junior, far left.
"Some people think that body piercing represents something weird about me, but I don't get into it that much. It doesn't mean anything to me. People may look strangely at me, but as long as I'm nice to them, they are nice back." Cale Wibben, Illinois visitor.
"You'll find that clothes reflect most people's personalities. The louder the person, the louder the clothes. Being a sports fan, most of my wardrobe is sports jerseys like baseball and hockey." Mike Mandl, Kansas City, Mo., freshman.
"What I wear depends on where I'm going or who I'm with. If I'm with a group of conservative friends, I'll dress more conservative. If I go out with friends from Kansas City, I may get all decked out." Danielle Lindquist, Overland Park senior, far right.
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
SEPTEMBER 14,1994 PAGE 4B KULIfe
Cultural Calendar
EXHIBITIONS AND LECTURES
Exhibition-Land and Its Uses: Photographs from the Collection, Sept. 3-Nov. 13 at Spencer Museum of Art.
Exhibition-Latter Days of the Law: Images of Chinese Buddhism, 850-1850, Aug. 27-Oct. 9 at Spencer Museum of Art.
Exhibition-Native American Ceramics from the Southwest Pueblos, Sept. 10-Oct. 23 at Spencer Museum of Art.
Exhibition-Jennifer Bartlett: A Print Retrospective, Aug. 21-Oct. 16 at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 4525 Oak St., Kansas City, Mo.
Exhibition-paintings of artist Susan C. Ax, Sept. 7-Oct. 5 in the DeMattais Gallery at Kansas Newman College, 3100 McCormick Ave., Wichita.
Exhibition-Shuttlecocks: The Making of a Sculpture, July 8-Oct. 16 at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 4525 Oak St., Kansas City, Mo.
Exhibition Opening Reception-Marcie Miller Gross and Kristin Miller, 1-4:30 p.m. Sept. 18 in the Art and Design Gallery. Exhibition dates: 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 8:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Friday and 1-4:30 p.m. Saturday from Sept. 12-23.
PERFORMANCES
Doctoral Recital-Scott Feldhausen, organ, 3 p.m Sunday at Country Club Christian Church, Kansas City, Mo.
Doctoral Recital-Charles Barland, organ, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at St. Lawrence Catholic Center, 1631 Crescent Road.
Starlight Theatre presents Barry Manilow, 8 p.m.
Saturday at Starlight Theatre, Swope Parkway and
Meyer Boulevard, Kansas City, Mo. Tickets $35,
$27 and $22.
Renegade Theatre Company presents "The Broadway Comedy-Drama In Two Acts," 8 p.m.
Friday, 7 p.m. and 10 p.m. Saturday at the Renegade Theatre, 518 East Eighth St. Tickets $6.
The Missouri Repertory Theatre presents "Dancing at Lughnasa," 8 p.m. today, tomorrow and Friday; 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. Saturday; 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Sunday at the Center for Performing Arts, 50th and Cherry streets, Kansas City, Mo. Tickets Tuesday-Sunday, $24. Friday and Saturday, $30. Helen Hocker Center for the Performing Arts presents "Fiddler on the Roof," 8 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Sunday in the Gage Park Amphitheater, Topeka. Advanced tickets $6 (adults), $4 (12 and under). $7 and $5 at the gate.
Harvest of the Arts is seeking artists of any field to display or sell works during the festival. For more information, call Jill at 749-2087 or Lissa at 749-0470.
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