All the Rave
Byline:   By Gail Robertson Star Staff Reporter
Credit:   WINDSOR STAR
Series:   RAVES: RAVERS
05/18/93
Windsor Star   (WIN)
Edition:  FINAL
Section:  FASHION
Page:     C1
Category: SERIES; FEATURE
(Copyright The Windsor Star)
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 KEEP IT LOOSE.Make sure it's layered. It needn't make sense.
These are the tips for the beginning raver. If you want to go out
dancing vigorously for hours on end, until the wee hours of the
morning, you want to be comfortable and you want to peel off some
of those layers as required by heat and dancing momentum.
Fashion in the rave scene is an increasingly hot topic.
Clothing lines are on stream to sell rave clothes and individuals
are now breaking into the sale of hats and jewelry for these
weekly events.
Some of the clothing lines, available in the Detroit area, include
Fresh Jive, Stussy, Split, Corky's and Freak Show.
If you see someone with a T-shirt with letters or graphics that
don't make sense or rip-offs of corporate logos, they might just
be rave items. A well-known item is the Raverade shirts - a play
on the Gatorade corporate logo. "Ripping off corporate labels was
first done in England in '86-'87," says Karl Kowalski, a rave
deejay.
The ravers don't want to fall in line with corporate money-makers,
yet there are certain ways one must dress to be identified as part
of the rave scene. It's a good idea to have extra baggy jeans,
layers of T-shirts and jackets, and a pair of Doc Marten shoes are
high on the list.
While there is no set style you probably would feel out of place in
a tight lycra dress or a three-piece suit - it would look cheesy,
as the ravers say.
In what is seen as a backlash against the establishment, much like
the hippie attire of the '60s, ravers are opting for clothes that
blend into their lifestyle: Oversized. Baggy. And oh so rad.
Ravespeak
Rad = cool
Slammin'= cooler
Wicked= coolest
Unreal= unbelievable
Hard = intense
Work it = keep on dancing hard
Bad= good
All ate up = tired, especially after dancing all night
Rip= make fun of someone, especially jibes directed at ravers by
people with closed minds
Richter = strong, hard techno music
Hard Core = extreme, aggressive, as in those people who attend as
many raves as possible.
Stoked = excited.
Underground = Rave hot spots for people truly into the rave scene.
Corporate = opposite of underground and a type of rave set up only
to make money.
  Through downtown Windsor recently when they crossed the river for
a photo shoot. The women are part of the Candyland Gang, a group
of young people known for their penchant for candy - not drugs or
vitamin drinks - to keep them going at underground raves. From
left: Amy Sherman, 19, of Royal Oak, Mich., wearing a T-shirt and
oversized Osh Kosh overalls; her twin sister Meg Sherman, 19, in
pigtails, Raverade T-shirt and oversized jeans; Sloan Payne, 18,
of Huntington Woods, is in a T-shirt by Tip, a corporate rip-off
of Apple Jacks cereal and big jeans./ RAVES & RAVERS; Star photo
Ted Rhodes/ Amy Sherman isn't usually seen sitting around. She
leads an active lifestyle with full-time job, school and she
attends underground raves every weekend. This outfit fits in
perfectly with her raving routine./ RAVES & RAVERS; Star photo
Scott Webster/ At a recent "club rave" at Windsor's Vertigo Club,
these two took time out from dancing. Dawn Desmarais, left, is
reading Rob Lenarduzzi's palm/ RAVES & RAVERS; Star photo Ted
Rhodes/ Eddie Watson, 23, of Mount Clemens has been to many raves
in the Detroit area and in Florida. He makes hats and jewelry for
people who rave. He's wearing one of his creations - a jester
hat./ RAVES & RAVERS; Star photo Scott Webster/ Anything goes at a
rave party. This duo was spotted at the Vertigo Club in Windsor.
The music there was a little more mainstream. Sarah Helm and
Christopher Mangin are spotted near the club's entrance./ RAVES &
RAVERS

Notes:    LIBRARY NOTE: This is one of two instalments in part
one of the two-part series; Ravespeak appended to end of story
@Art: CP; CP; CP; CP; CP
@Art: Star photo Ted Rhodes/ These teens took a romp through
downtown Windsor recently when they crossed the river for a photo
shoot. The women are part of the Candyland Gang, a group of young
people known for their penchant for candy - not drugs or vitamin
drinks - to keep them going at underground raves. From left: Amy
Sherman, 19, of Royal Oak, Mich., wearing a T-shirt and oversized Osh
Kosh overalls
her twin sister Meg Sherman, 19, in pigtails, Raverade T-shirt and
oversized jeans
Sloan Payne, 18, of Huntington Woods, is in a T-shirt by Tip, a
corporate rip-off of Apple Jacks cereal and big jeans./ RAVES &
RAVERS
Star photo Ted Rhodes/ Amy Sherman isn't usually seen sitting around.
She leads an active lifestyle with full-time job, school and she
attends underground raves every weekend. This outfit fits in
perfectly with her raving routine./ RAVES & RAVERS
Star photo Scott Webster/ At a recent "club rave" at Windsor's
Vertigo Club, these two took time out from dancing. Dawn Desmarais,
left, is reading Rob Lenarduzzi's palm/ RAVES & RAVERS
Star photo Ted Rhodes/ Eddie Watson, 23, of Mount Clemens has been to
many raves in the Detroit area and in Florida. He makes hats and
jewelry for people who rave. He's wearing one of his creations - a
jester hat./ RAVES & RAVERS
Star photo Scott Webster/ Anything goes at a rave party. This duo was
spotted at the Vertigo Club in Windsor. The music there was a little
more mainstream. Sarah Helm and Christopher Mangin are spotted near