Yes it’s that time of the year. All over social media, folks are posting the prom pictures. And I’ll tell you, some of these kids going to prom look like they should have graduated when I did over 50 years ago!
I mean they look old. Arms and legs tattooed up. No youthful glow anywhere radiating out of the girls. The boys are still tending to look young, but the girls are under tons of facial makeup, false eyelashes and weave. The worst look to date are the girls with the so-called baby hair curls that look like two upside-down false eyelashes plastered on each side of their forehead.
Some people are claiming the girls are spending over $2,000 on their dresses. Many of the dresses must have been custom-made because they don’t have the appearance of something you can just walk into a fashion boutique and purchase. And the color coordination between the girls and the boys runs the entire spectrum of the color palette. One popular sequins applique seems to be favored by a number of people. For some reason the front of the applique drops down and almost looks like a male jockey strap. When combined with sheer fabric, it is not a good look.
One young girl wearing that kind of dress has become the meme for folks questioning whether they would allow their child to wear it. The front of the dress is low cut. The bottom of the dress is a mermaid design that has become real popular. But for somebody 16 to 19 years old, the dress is way inappropriate. The intense sexualization of the girls makes me wonder how many are going to end up being single mothers because of prom night.
The backdrops for the prom pictures are going all out. No longer is the front yard the place to take a picture, nor are they setting up a photo booth backdrop situation. They are finding luxury cars, airplanes, horses, you name it. A couple of individuals have had their pictures photoshopped. My favorite is the Tesla, color-coordinated to their outfits.
Because of possible copyright rules, I can’t include a picture in this column. But you can always go to Facebook and do a search for prom pictures.
