Friday, February 16. 1968
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
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Girls brave Hill's chill
Photo by Moe Benravesh
MANY MINIS
"Look at the funny short pants those guys are wearing," Sharen Allen, Wichita sophomore says to Barbie Thomas, Pryor, Okla., sophomore. They wear what many women call real mini shirts.
By Robert Burdick
Kansan Staff Reporter
Miniskirts in February should be as popular at KU as nudist colonies in Antarctica. Fortunately for the men, however, KU coeds continue to brave the Hill's chilly winds for fashion's sake.
Women who wear them vary in their definitions of what a miniskirt is, but all agree keeping warm in winter is the biggest problem.
To combat the cold, everything from knee socks to over-the-knee boots are worn with the mini styles.
Diane Fienhage, Axtell freshman, said over-the-knee boots are the warmest with miniskirts. She thinks a skirt should be half way up the thigh before it should be called mini.
Other KU coeds prefer brightly colored tights to boots. On the other hand, some dismiss the matter entirely by not wearing miniskirts.
Barbara Marx, Kansas City junior, said, "They're great if you've got the bod for them."
Nancy Walsh, Shawnee Mission sophomore who works at a women's clothing store, said the miniskirt was first worn with fishnet stockings or opaque hose. Now, however, minis are worn almost exclusively with brightly colored tights.
"Tights are worn more than hose, especially in winter, because they're warmer and keep your legs from chapping," said Miss Walsh.
Melanie Kemp, who works with Miss Walsh, said mini styles have changed from straight skirts to pant dresses, which can be worn with tights or knee socks in the winter.
Although the skirts are bought by women of all ages, Miss Kemp thinks they are most popular with freshmen and sophomores.
While the weather might be cold, student reaction to the miniskirt remains nothing short of heated.
Ed Kammler, Kansas City senior, also thinks miniskirts are a revealing trend, important in a well-rounded education.
Connie  Skeens, Osawatomie freshman, thinks freshmen and
sophomores wear miniskirts more than older coeds. Many girls have skirts up to five inches above the knee, but these can't be considered miniskirts, she said.
Katy Whitney, Chappagua, N. Y., sophomore, said a miniskirt can be any short skirt. It doesn't have to be a specific style or color, she said.
Miss Whitney said miniskirts
are much shorter in New York than in Kansas. For evening wear the skirts become micro in length.
It seems miniskirts are unlikely to leave the campus scene for some time to come. Longer skirts in the style of "Bonnie and Clyde" costumes have been predicted, but most coeds think they will have little effect on KU helmlines.
Photo by Bruce Patterson
DREAM GIRL
Wearing her version of a mini dress, Jade Hagen, Shawnee Mission senior, is amused by her bundled admirer. Miss Hagen was chosen "Sleepytime Gal" of Kansas City radio station WDAF Thursday.
VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC.
This Volkswagen has a door on the left to let in the driver. (That's one.) A door on the right to let in the passengers. (That's two.) And a door in the back which is like the tailgate of a conventional wagon. (That's the third, and do you need any more than that?)
To look at it, you'd swear our Squareback is a station wagon. But it really isn't.
Why? Well for one thing it doesn't cost like one.
For another, it doesn't park like one. (The Squareback is only six inches longer than the bug. But has three times the storage capacity.)
And since it's a Volkswagen you can be pretty sure it'll use about half as much gasoline as the average wagon. (Our Squareback gets up to 27 miles per gall.)
So if you're trying to decide between a station wagon and a sedan, why not get the best of two worlds? Buy the sedan that looks like a station wagon.
JERRY ALLEN MOTORS, INC.
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