What's Hot, What's Cool - Must Haves For School

By Michelle Cyr-Whiting

Brittany Phair, Assistant Manager, West49                       

Prince George, B.C. -  So here's the skinny...

As any parent out shopping for back-to-school clothes will be able to tell you after this weekend:  skinny jeans are IT this fall. 

West49 Assistant Manager, Brittany Phair, says while there's something out there to meet every kid's unique style, the hot sellers are a lot of skinny jeans and a lot of bright colours.  "Colour jeans are in in full-force, the 80's are back like crazy, and you'd be amazed at guys wanting pink and bright blue skinny jeans," says Phair.  "They sell faster than the womens."

Even more over the top:  "They're called jeggings -- they're a mixture between jeans and leggings, they look like jeans, but they're stretchy spandex material, so they're very, very tight,"  Phair says.  "They're something you could wear a big shirt over -- they look like a jean, but they feel like a legging.  They are crazy."

Dana Gorbahn was in the store shopping for shoes with his son, and the colour choices also abound in footwear.  While Gorbahn's opinion was being sought, the pair was also sending pictures, via a smarthphone, to a sibling at home for much-valued second thought.

 Zach Arsenault (at left) and older brother, Brady, were in Capz with another brother and their parents, checking out the 'must haves' for the season, in terms of hats.

Clerk, Zach Van Helvoirt, says, "A big seller in hats are DC brands, a lot in the lighter colours.  Flat brims are more popular than the curve brims, which was really popular last year."  He says hats with dirt biking logos and their supporting companies have also been hard to keep on the shelves in the run up to school.

So that's the top and bottom story.  Now for accessories...body accessories, that is.

Jennifer Oviatt, Manager and body piercer at Bijoux, says nose piercings are the piercing-of-choice this fall.  Oviatt says she's been really surprised by the number of 11- and 12-year-old girls coming in with their parent to have the procedure done.

She says it is one of the more painful piercings because of cartilidge, but the 'tweens' are determined and put on a brave face.

Soon-to-be Grade 5 student, Ahlam Bakour and her young friend, Norma Berger, were opting for the tamer ear piercing.  Their guardian, Mark Thiffault, was making good on a promise made earlier this summer to bring them in for a pre-school present.

The picture at right shows a slightly apprehensive Bakour as her ears are prepared, while Berger and Thiffault look on.  In the end, neither girl shed a tear, saying it didn't hurt too much.

And they're both looking forward to heading into their classrooms with their jewellery-adorned ears.

Picture below shows Norma Berger at left and Ahlam Bakour at right

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