'60s Fashion Influences Current Trends

Fashion is like existentialism. It defines itself.

Over the years, fashion trends have come and gone.

But now, fashion has become a hodgepodge based on personal decisions.

Forty years ago, fashion was as important to some college students as it is today.

In 1967, the Exponent ran a fashion guide that highlighted top fashion that would be seen at that year's Rose Bowl between Purdue and The University of Southern California.

So once again, the Exponent decided to highlight fashion from the '60s, see what is coming back into style and find out where fashion is right now.

Jane Matranga, professor of apparel design, took the time to allow students in her CSR 328, "Fashion Illustration" class to answer a few questions on fashion.

Aja Aktay, a junior in the College of Consumer and Family Science, just so happens to be working on a '60s inspired sketch.

"Jumpers are huge right now," said Aktay.