Tuum Dressed: 100 Years of Fashion at UBC
From swimsuits with skirts to spiral perms and bell-bottoms, we take a look back at a century of style at UBC.
Photos courtesy: UBC Archives Photograph Collection, AMS Archives and the Artona Group Inc.
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1915 winter wear: wide-brimmed hats, fur stoles and huge hand muffs to match. The men in uniform are Canadian Officers Training Corps officers.
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Chests couldn’t be bared and swimsuits had “skirts” to preserve male modesty in the early 1920s.
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Summer dress code in 1924: linen trousers and afternoon tea dresses, perfect for garden parties on the lawn.
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Elegant tennis attire looked smart on and off the courts (1924).
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Women’s shorts weren’t very short in the 1930s, but the men’s surely were.
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Post-war casual in the 1940s: vests and pullovers for men, high collars and oxford shoes for women.
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Waves and pompadours are quintessentially 1940s. Norman Mackenzie in his version of academic dress.
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1950s saw the return of cinched waists and layers of tulle. Cheerleaders line up in circle skirts and letter sweaters
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Looser shapes inspired by Mod Style in the 60s made it possible to adopt the latest dance craze.
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The beehive in the 60s, more beloved than the bouffant for its long-lasting qualities.
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The iconic “Cat-Eye” frames in the 60s ranged from conservative to wildly embellished.
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International students wear the traditional attire of their country.
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The 70s showed bell-bottoms, flares, cut-offs and the plaid leisure suit.
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Guys and dolls of the 70s: long straight hair or a shag, middle part preferred. Plenty of facial hair for the guys.
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The 80s ran the gamut: somber turtlenecks and houndstooth combo to spiral perms gone wild.
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The 90s had a penchant for grunge, layering festive vests/dresses over t-shirts, and floral maxis.
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Things got a little confusing by the 2000s. Which decade is it anyway?
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Some days you just wear the same outfit two days in a row…
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… Or a decade in the case of Dave Tompkins. (Late 1990s through 2000s)
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They say imitation is sincerest form of flattery.
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Not even Thunderbird was immune to the changing fashions of the time.