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Post by BigCat on Dec 21, 2011 21:05:24 GMT -5
"Just one day after being named Western Carolina University’s athletics director, Randy Eaton was shopping for purple-colored clothing at the school’s gift shop. He had figured out, in a mere matter of hours, that at WCU employees are expected to dress in purple — and lots of it. The Catamount colors are purple and gold. Though not wearing purple probably isn’t a firing offense, and technically at least your choice of dress colors isn’t tied to receiving tenure, if you don’t follow the “Power of Purple” unofficial dress code you’re going to feel mighty lonely in crowds of your coworkers here. Not to mention those “Purple Fridays” when employees are encouraged to participate by dressing — you got it — in purple." smokymountainnews.com/news/item/5830-from-purple-ties-to-liz-claiborne-handbags-purple-apparel-all-the-rage-at-wcu
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Post by scottbeach on Dec 22, 2011 17:12:41 GMT -5
Here was the problem back in the 80's- purple was hard to find and much like maroon, many garments were not very color-fast. Purple was bad to fade. Add in that our shade was different than Furman and that "is the gold yellow or old gold and you had quite the quandry.
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