A day in the life at the University of Pretoria. 04 October 1974

04 October 1974: Fashion for spring. On this "Day in the life of the University of Pretoria" the student newspaper, Die Perdeby, wrote about student fashion.

Perdeby 04 October 1974 © University of Pretoria Archives

The article (featured above) noted that during the warmer days, cream colours and denim are the campus fashion. Female students modelled clothes from the bigger chain stores in the area.

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