NEW YORK — The basic summer camp wardrobe of shorts and T-shirts hasn't changed much over the years. But this summer, campers might need to leave a little room in their trunks for mocassin boots, skinny jeans (for girls and boys) and chunky jewelry.
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Consider it the "Camp Rock” effect.
"Camp Rock” is Disney Channel's new TV movie starring the in-demand Jonas Brothers. It could be this year's "High School Musical,” and any parent of a tween — or toddler — knows how much that movie influenced fashion over the past few years.
The cabins, lake and woodsy setting of "Camp Rock” is like many real-life summer getaways, but the campers are all aspiring rock stars, and they travel with a flashier wardrobe.
The exception is Demi Lovato's character Mitchie Torres, a talented musician with humble roots and wardrobe to match. Alyson Stoner is her pal Caitlyn Geller, whose style is best described as "'80s wannabe.”
In real life, Demi, 15, is a little more high-maintenance. She cringes when she thinks of the clothes she took to camp in sixth grade: seven pairs of shorts and seven T-shirts.
"Now, I'd pack 30 shirts and 30 shoes,” she says. "I'd need a separate suitcase for shoes and leggings.”
She's a fan of hats, Ray-Ban sunglasses and "crazy-color jeans, especially high-waisted ones.” She says, "I'm not a basic black girl, and you'll never catch me in sweats.”
Meanwhile, Alyson, 14, would tone down Caitlyn's extreme clothes, a style she describes as "Madonna meets Hot Topic.” But she did enjoy wearing the bold styles, such as brightly colored legwarmers and graphic wristbands, on the set.
"Once I got it on, I thought I wanted to steal it all from Caitlyn, but then I'd get home and do a reality check.”
If you're worried about sending youths to camp with leg-warmers and fedoras, at least you can relax about the beauty routine.
"Sometimes it didn't look like we were wearing makeup at all; I liked that,” Demi says. "It looked natural. I didn't want people to think, ‘Well, she goes to camp wearing a full face of makeup, so I will, too.'”
That's closer to the real attitude at Camp Southwoods in New York's Adirondack Mountains, where director Scott Ralls says the campers come ready with "wash-n-wear.”
"We have noticed that most clothing items do not change. However, styles change ... it just depends on the year,” he says.
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Demi Lovato, Joe Jonas and Alyson Stoner during a scene from "Camp Rock." The cabins, lake and woodsy setting of Camp Rock is like many real-life summer getaways, but the campers there are all aspiring rock stars and they travel with a flashier wardrobe. , ASSOCIATED PRESS
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