Prom Supplement

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Prom 2018 ILLUSTRATION BY JOCELYN GARCIA

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ILLUSTRATIONS BY ABRIL SALINAS

While today’s themes might consist of prom themes like “Hollywood Premiere” and “Enchanted Kingdom,” in the 80s, themes were selected by pop songs and movies of the era like “Time of My Life” from Dirty Dancing, “Through the Years” by Kenny Rogers and “Follow You Follow Me” by Genesis.

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The current era of teens have been as extravagant and as extra as ever when it comes to asking people to prom. And while “promposals” may seem like a must nowadays, in earlier decades if someone wanted to go to prom with someone else, they would simply just ask.

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rom season is here, and while we have become accustomed to extravagant “promposals” that rival those of actual engagements and lavish ballrooms, that’s not necessarily how prom first started.

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BY ABRIL SALINAS, Editor

Dresses for prom in 2018 are lavish ball gowns, but teens of the 80s were not quite as extravagant. Think fairy godmother-type dress with an edge, to get an idea of the poofy pastel princess dresses girls of the 80s wore.

Ruffles, metallics, puffy sleeves, huge bows and bright colors were in. Along with teased bangs, crimped hair and loads of colorful eyeshadow. Mullets were also in full swing.

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Wear a regular casual tie.

Get a handkerchief and put it inside your pocket Put on a vest and no hat.

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~Go all out with a bow tie ~Attach a flower ~Be funny and go get suspenders and a hat Bonus: ~Funky socks Example: ~Printed socks

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Modern proms are held in ballrooms matched with themes, in the early 1980s and early 90s, proms were mostly held in school gyms, which were decorated in crepe paper and streamers, a jukebox played songs or a band might play. In the later 80s prom began to be held in golfing ranges and bigger venues as teen movies started to romanticize prom.

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rom is what everyone is looking forward to their junior and senior year, whether it be their first or second time around. To ease the stress this prom season, we have a few tips to make to jazz up your look. Follow the guides below to spruce up your style.

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Being original has been taken up as a challenge by prom committees all over. Instead of the themes like Beach day or Under the Sea, modern proms are more creative with themes like Jazz or Moroccan Mirage. With new themes, there’s also new music. Instead of using proper music that teaches teens how to waltz, students can dance to CARTOONS BY CORINNE CONDOS music that seems more relevant to our culture.

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Unlike past proms, modern ones are held outside of school, usually at a ballroom. Having prom at a ballroom opens the space to teens, giving them more room as the class number grows.

It also makes prom a more refined occasion than some random dance in your high school’s gym.

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When you look back at your parents’ prom photos, you probably cringe and laugh at the fashion of that time. Instead of wearing the poofy sleeves and big hair, girls of this age wear a more sleek look. With long dresses made out of expensive fabric, they look more classic with some beading.

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s high schoolers in this day and age, all we do is gripe about the stress of daily life. From academic pressures to social issues, teens feel like they can’t escape. Prom however, allows attendees to take the night off.

Nowadays, askees feel the pressure of having to outdo each other with promposals. A lot of times they are done in public, full of judgmental eyes.

Both parties feel the pressure of either having to get the date or letting the person down easily in front of a crowd. While it may be a special memory for couples who’ve been together for a while, others may not feel the same way.

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If desired, loosen the braid by carefully pulling on each side to add thickness. To top it off, add hairspray.

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Continue braiding up and over, until you reach the other ear. Tie an elastic to secure the braid, and two bobby pins to attach braid with hair behind right ear.

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Try keeping the braid as close to the part line as possible,away from face. Only add hair in the braid from the front, do not add hair from the back side of the head.

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Part the hair into three sections, begin a Dutch braid near the left ear.

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Items needed: Brush Small comb Hairspray Curling wand 1 small elastic 1 hair band 2 bobby pins (more if needed)

he Dutch lace headband braid is different than other braided headbands because you pull hair strands from one side only to curl across your head. To jazz up the hairstyle, you can curl the remaining hair, leave it in a braid or gather the rest of the hair and braid it into a bun.

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