What we really want is for people show up and have a good time :).
Many of us are excited about prom'ing it up; others, not so much. The prom theme is about having fun and enjoying our community. We encourage each person to dress as much to the theme as they are comfortable doing--and we look forward to seeing what that means!
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As the person recognized for my Fundraising Fairy getups each year, it's no surprise that I'm probably coming in something with sequins, lame', or glitter -- although there is a slightly more refined velvet dress calling my name, so we'll see ;).
I've talked to people who are writing home to see if their parents can locate and send their old formalwear in time for alterations. Some people have tuxedos or beaded dresses in their closets, some people have cocktail dresses or suits--but this is Portland, and let's admit it, we are always party-impressed if someone wears a snazzy pair of jeans, polished-up shoes, and an attractive shirt!
If you want to really impress, you can *iron* your jeans ;). (I have an iron you can borrow--I finally bought one last year, so I could make tidy curtains for the first grade classroom door ;). )
When I was in high school, I know there were always a couple of Scottish-pride kilts at all formal events ...
... usually one or two dedicated goths wore their awesomest ensembles (side note: in Portland in the 90s, goths could wear non-boot footwear ... I recently learned combat boots were de-rigeur in the rest of the country ... see, here in Portland, everyone always wears chunky shoes, and plenty of people in the suburbs still hunted, so it wasn't at all countercultural to wear combat boots ;) ... local goths were fairly early adopters of witch-point shoes, though, which leave really funny footprints on the Oregon beaches when walking next to their Birkenstock-n-sock buddies ;) ) ...
... in the later 90s I remember seeing cargo pants with tuxedo tops ...
... at the April 11 board meeting, one of your PVS board members described wearing what must have been a fabulous outfit to his prom: a grey suit with top hat and gloves(!) ...
... a bow tie ... ... big hair ... ... a tulle underskirt ... ... ruffles ...
... matching the mood of (or an actual outfit from!) your favorite high-school-dance movie ...
... there are lots of fun ways to give your nod to prom without ever going near a hot pink cinderella-style dress or a full formal tux :).
Ladies, don't forget to donate your extra dresses to and/or come look for dresses at the April 27 Project Prom Dress exchange!
-- Kirsten :)!
PS Feel free to leave further inspirational examples in the Comments, below :)!
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