Aw.... Well, see, Sewanee has/had a dress code: women wore skirts or dresses to class (or nice pants) and guys wore coat and tie, plus once you became a gownsman (sporting a particularly high GPA) you wore an academic gown to class. Really. It's a pretty amazing institution. Very "we wish we were British but this is as close as we can get" kindof feel, complete with stone buildings. There was a lot of Laura Ashley going on back then, though I couldn't really stand it. I tended more toward plaid than flowers. ;)
I wore some pretty bizarre clothes in the early 80's, I must say; prided myself on it, in fact. I think I was one of the less conservative dressers at Sewanee, though not as far out as some. We crossed over into the early 90's as well, and they started paving the paths we all used that chewed up our shoes, put in lampposts, and even provided phones for everybody. And air conditioning. It had been delightfully rustic when we showed up in the fall of '88.
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I wore some pretty bizarre clothes in the early 80's, I must say; prided myself on it, in fact. I think I was one of the less conservative dressers at Sewanee, though not as far out as some. We crossed over into the early 90's as well, and they started paving the paths we all used that chewed up our shoes, put in lampposts, and even provided phones for everybody. And air conditioning. It had been delightfully rustic when we showed up in the fall of '88.