In the fifties, the dress and suit were in vogue. In the sixties nudity was all the rage. The seventies was the time for the original, or classic punk. However, the eighties introduced the punk reform movement, which brought us the finest era of fashion in punk culture. Then the nineties rolled around, the neo punk movement was siezed by wusses wearing clip on nose rings and rub on tattoos, and buttons became religated to cheezie themed restaurants. Something needed to change, not just to awaken the era of the eighties, but the sense of style that had been lost. Enter the oscars...

When watching one oscars award show, one saw aplethera or red ribbon toating stars. Everyone was in support of the ribbon. A year earlier, only one saw fit to wear it, now everyone was wearing one. Later, it came in a color other than red. I think, but can't be certain, the next big wave was pink. While pink remained fashionable for about as long as red, just that it got started later, so it lasted a bit longer. During the hey day of the red ribbon, aside from the pink, a number of other ribbon inspired movements began. For every cause, there was not just one ribbon, but six sub divisions covering the same reason in variation. Why be against something when one could be against that something experianced by one particular group. I'm sure that many of the groups were happy that an entire ideology or cause could be summed up in a chromatic piece of fabric.

But, as always, a new decaded rolled around and the fashion of the previous decade, ribbon included, HAD to be discarded. Some still cling to it, but it had to change in order to remain. Now, no one whear's the ribbon, but puts ribbon stickers on their car or door or notebook. No one in hollywood would be caught dead wearing a red ribbon today, but a few years ago they would've claimed they'd die before taking it off.

That is why I purpose the creation of a new fashion icon to commemorate the ribbon, I call it the personal festoon, or persoon for short. Festoons have been around for a while, but not as a fashion statement (same as ribbon prior to nineties). As such, I feel confident that in a few years, everyone will be wearing persoons on their lapels or in place of broachs to create awareness over the ceasation of ribbons being used as political and ideological vehicles.

As for the punk movement? surprisingly the wuss punk has taken on no new definitions of style. They added a bit of hair highlights, or die, but that was always there, it just disappeared for a while in the nineties.

Here is, not a comprehensive list, but a list all the same of ribbon colors and their signifigance.

Red: HIV
Pink: Breast Cancer
Green: Hemp for all
Green: Veganism
Aqua: social movements for freedom
Green: Latin American Unity
Purple: End violence
Orange: Loyalists of Ulster
Crimson: Unity in Diversity
Yellow: Free Henry Wu
Green: Missing Children
Black: Censorship in singapore
Green with gold symbol on one tail: Prostate cancer
White with Red border: men against violence against women
Green: Freedom of Irish political prisoners
Blue with Red border: Child abuse
Pastel Blue: Breast Feeding
Yellow: No on line taxes
Pastel blue and pink: Genital Integrity
Orange: Racial Tolerance
White with gold border: Lung Cancer
Blue: Teens against smoking
Purple: Polly Kass
Pastel Purple: Pagan Girls
Blue: Christian Rock
Black: Melanoma
Green: Abuse against Truckers
Blue and Turquoise: Free Les Whaley
Gray, Green, and Pink: PCQS
Red: Stop MCS
Gray: Disabled Children
Yellow: Teen Suicide
Blue: Asian Americans
Baby Blue: Website individuality
Red White and Blue: Protect the Flag
Turquoise: Pro-life against Clinic Violence
Green: Organ Donors
Blue: Mattew Shepard
Gray: Titanic Victims
Yellow: P.O.W.s and M.I.A.s
Green: Leukemia
Red: Mother's against Drunk Driving
Turqoise and Pink: Partial Birth Abortions (against)
White: Speak free, act responsibly
Green: Responsibility in Free Speech
Tan: Spay and Neutering
Neon Green: Leeching
Purple and Yellow: Chemical Injury
Purple: Animal Abuse
Forest Green: Ovarian Cancer
Red and White: Christopher Barkman
Pink: Pro-life feminist
Black: Amish
Bright Green: Parents of Special Children
Plaid: Various Scotland against or for blanks.
Sanguine: Multiple Myeloma
Violet: Artists against racism
Q: Responsible journalism on the internet
Orange: Families of Prisoners
Blue and Yellow: Families of TWA flight 800
Red and Green: Reperations
Silver and Black: Church Bombings
Gray/Silver: Diabetes
Pale Green: Behcet's Disease
Mint Green: Abuse
Light Purple: Paula Jones!?!
Pink and White: Diana, FORMER Princess of Wales
Brown Ribbon: Anti-Politically Correct
Black Ribbon: On-line Freedom of Speech
Blue: Freedom of Speech On-line
White Ribbon: Pro-Life
Purple: Pancreatic Cancer
Metallic Gold: Childhood Cancer
Light Blue and White: School Violence
Blue and Silver: Colombine, April 20, 1999
Yellow: Currently active servicemen
Purple: Families of servicemen K.I.A.
Gray: World Trade Center Victims
Red White and Blue: September 11, 2001