GIRL SCOUTS SWITCH TO FASHIONABLE NEW KHAKI DUDS, BUCKET HATS.Byline: Barbara De Witt De Witt, uninc. town (1990 pop. 8,244), Onondaga co., central N.Y., a residential suburb of Syracuse. Staff Writer Girl Scouts Girl Scouts, recreational and service organization founded (1912) in Savannah, Ga., by Mrs. Juliette Gordon Low (1860–1927). It was originally modeled after the Boy Scouts and Girl Guides, organizations created in Great Britain by Sir Robert Baden-Powell during no longer look like Girl Scouts. In an effort to look more fashion-savvy and less conspicuous on school campuses, the Girl Scouts of America have traded their traditional emerald green jumpers for bucket hats and khaki separates. The new wash-and-wear uniforms received their West Coast premier Thursday at the Girl Scout Council of San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. in Chatsworth, where most of the reaction from girls and troop leaders was reserved for the change of color Noun 1. change of color - an act that changes the light that something reflects change of state - the act of changing something into something different in essential characteristics whitening, lightening - changing to a lighter color . ``The khaki is more sophisticated than our old uniforms, and I like the dark blue shirt,'' said 15-year-old Noelia Gonzalez of Sylmar, pointing to a tiny pocket on the sleeve with a small Girl Scout logo that looks much like the designer labels on similar shirts at the mall. Among the other changes: Skorts, which are shorts that look like skirts; knee-length, A-line skirts with matching vests worn over pale or dark blue polo shirts; matching backpacks; and silver charm Silver Charm (born February 22 1994) is an American Champion Thoroughbred race horse. Trained by Bob Baffert and ridden by Gary Stevens, Silver Charm won the 1997 Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes before falling short of the Triple Crown by placing second in the Belmont bracelets and earrings ``to accessorize ac·ces·sor·ize v. ac·ces·sor·ized, ac·ces·sor·iz·ing, ac·ces·sor·iz·es v.tr. To furnish with accessories: accessorized my outfit with a matching watch. v. their uniforms,'' said council spokeswoman Shannon Adams. ``We got feedback from the girls that the uniforms were old-fashioned and that they wanted something more hip, so we made the biggest change in the uniforms' styles and colors since 1980,'' said Adams, herself a former Girl Scout. ``We have made subtle changes every decade, but this is perhaps our most drastic change, and we hope it will keep girls in Scouts longer,'' Adams said. Calling it a major campaign to retain the girls through their teens, Adams announced that in addition to trendier styles, the group's dress code has been dropped. ``Today, we consider a girl in uniform if she's wearing her pin,'' she explained. The Girl Scout Council of San Fernando Valley serves more than 12,000 girls, but most of them are Brownies (ages 6-8), Adams said. The council also includes Junior Girl Scouts (age 8-11), Cadets (ages 12-14) and Senior Girl Scouts (up to age 18). Not everyone gave the new uniforms positive reviews. Seventeen-year-old Carmen Carmen throws over lover for another. [Fr. Lit.: Carmen; Fr. Opera: Bizet, Carmen, Westerman, 189–190] See : Faithlessness Carmen the cards repeatedly spell her death. [Fr. Batista of Pacoima said she preferred her old uniform, calling the khaki color ``too similar to the younger girls' Brownie uniforms.'' Adams said the uniforms are actually a return to the Scouts' roots. ``Girl Scouts had been wearing khaki uniforms since 1912. But then during World War II, there was a shortage of dye, so they started wearing green,'' Adams said. The new uniforms, priced at approximately $60 each, will be available by the end of summer at the council headquarters at 9421 Winnetka Ave., Chatsworth, as well as J.C. Penney and Sport Chalet Sport Chalet is a retailer of sporting equipment, apparel, shoes, and accessories in the United States. It operates approximately 40 company owned stores in Southern California, Arizona, Nevada, with new stores opening soon in Utah, with the first at Jordan Landing. stores. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Danielle Kennard, 10, and Elena Gonzalez, 14, show off the new uniforms and bucket hats the Girl Scouts will switch to. David Sprague/Staff Photographer |
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