European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 18, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Cover Story it \ c it ,.l Oovi Stdio latest on Frankf Tiitu a Travis Brown Maurice Irvin above a towns Pat Day Robert Vachon below. From the cover Ryan Brockett 17, a senior at Gen. . Arnold High school in Wiesbaden Germany skips the faddish scene to a try to keep a Good clean image Quot he said. A most times 1 like to Wear something  but he added a everybody has their own Type of style and nobody gets prosecuted for what they Wear a but Eric Greene said that a not the Case at Frankfurt High. A there is a lot of emphasis on clothes a he said. A it s like a big fashion show. Everybody is checking out what others Are wearing a although different groups Wear different styles. It just depends on who your friends Are Quot but show up in something that a not on the approved list and a a they la rag on  a in the states you have to dress a certain Way to be accepted by Here its not that important a said Debbie Moseley of Wiesbaden. A clothes arc not a major Factor in who your friends Are. Basically you just Wear what you  but students say there Are some definite about what a in and what a out. For girls its a miniskirts and Odd looking weird Hose scarves and Nice jewelry a Gold and Silver a not the Junky stuff that they wore in the �?T80s or cheap plastic a said 17-year-old Moseley. Silk shirts and silk and leather jackets Are popular As Well As clothing that carries environmental messages she said. Mixing and Matching materials is still in. At Kaiserslautern High school in Germany girls say skirts will be tight a Long or Short a and German styled with Flowers in autumn colors. Guys there Are More conservative wearing Rayon shirts dress pants designer socks and Floral and Paisley ties a the girls say. Overalls a in All colors and designs a Are in for Guys and girls. Worn with one strap unhooked and hanging they generally Are for hanging out according to students in the a town area. In Many schools in Germany Guys will be in f what they Call a gear a referring to the official National sports leagues starter gear. A a in la be in my Buffalo Bills jacket whose colors Are red and Blue with a Silver strip and baseball Cap with Blue and White Nicks a Greene said. Some kids say its Cool to Wear the Cap alone but others say the jacket is a must. Some buy the a car depending on favorite teams and others a just get what looks Good a Greene said. A a it a got to look Good and some of the nil teams gear looks pretty  preferences for certain types of music or pastimes such As skateboarding often dictate ones Choice of clothing. As a skater or someone who a into skateboarding Bob Carriaga at Lakenheath Middle school in England prefers to Wear air walks a Tennis shoe All the skaters Wear. Skaters tend to like to Wear their Bangs Long. A a a goes with the attitude a said Carriaga As do the Mellow colors skaters like to Wear. The attitude is one he describes As Laid Back. The rappers called base Heads in Germany lean toward the a really baggy pants in England Carriaga said. The rockers referred to in Germany As head bangers a heavy Metal Rock fans a Wear their hair Long with torn jeans and flannel shirts Over concert to shirts. Jeans Are not As popular As they once were but the ones to Wear this year in Germany arc Levis and Bugle boys students say. Hairdos this year Range from interesting to elegant students say. White Guys generally Are wearing Short hair some with length on top but shaved underneath. Black Guys Are wearing Short cuts with shaved geometrical lines or boxes an Arsenio Hall look that Carriaga associates with rappers whose a hair is getting  and Steps basically a Black Cut appealed so much to kids that a even Whites Are getting Steps in their hair a a Junior at Kaiserslautern said. Girls hair this year will be Quot elegant but Sim pie a in French braids or twists adorning ornaments and Nice berets for the Quot natural wholehearted american easy to do look Quot said Moseley. Otherwise it will be Bob or Long and straight or Long and curly hair kids say. Bangs too will be popular. Those in hallways with heavily sprayed a Dos will be freshmen upperclassmen say. Though hair mousses and sprays Are still used sparingly it will be the freshmen who look a like generic Barbie dolls a Moseley said. Vanilla ice is out this year said kaisers a amps Lyndo Davidson Page 4 a sunday August 18, 1991