... improved steadily. People benefited from a period of expansion and development in industry and trade. Money was now available for consumer goods and fashionable clothes at all price levels (Harris 136). At this time women wanted glamour and elegance because they were without it for so long. Full-skirted ... and jeweled dresses with pinched waists and flared over padded shoulder pads. Another big influence on fashion during the 1980's was exercise. Exercise clothes became bright and worn casually. Lycra and spandex was a popular material, usually colored in brilliant greens and pinks. Peo...

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... to wear blue trousers and penny loafers to play ball on the weekend? Parents are still going to have to fork out money for regular clothes. Also, what happens when an article of the uniform gets ripped, torn, or stained? There goes a bunch more money for replacements. In a recent pole taken in New York of 1,000 parents who had to wear school ... ...

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