Step Into the Roaring ’20s: Fashion Tips for Bell High School’s 2025 Great Gatsby Prom
What should you consider wearing?
Written by: Brianna Sandoval
March 8, 2025
When people think of The Great Gatsby as a theme, many think of it as fancy, expensive, and simple, but that’s untrue. The book The Great Gatsby was published in 1925. People back then dressed in fun and funky styles with many rich and vibrant colors. For this specific theme, although the book is centered on a fancy and rich character, people dressed in a very outstanding and unique way.
The way women dress plays a big role in the overall theme. Let’s begin with the basics for you girls: a dress. For your dress to match this year’s theme, it is critical that you are very careful with the colors you pick. Colors like gold, silver, white, black, forest green, and wine red are perfect for this theme. But not just any dress will meet the expectations! Halter dresses, one-shoulder dresses, asymmetrical dresses, trumpet dresses, cocktail dresses, slit dresses, and flapper dresses are perfect for this year’s theme! Try your best to avoid dresses that are too tight, too loose, or too short. Jewelry and accessories are also a huge part of the outfit. Avoid wearing any type of simple jewelry or watches. Instead, search for things like big/long pearl necklaces and bracelets, feather earrings and feather headbands, hoop earrings or dangling earrings, fancy chokers, and fur shawls. For your feet, it is important that you wear heels that nicely match your dress. Stay away from chunky heels, boots, platform heels, or sandals, and instead go for heels like stilettos, any type of bumps, wedges, peep-toes, or slingbacks. It is recommended that you don’t wear any type of bag, but if you do decide to bring one, stay away from bags with straps and go for clutch bags or any bag that requires you to hold it in your hands. Nails are, of course, optional, but if you do your nails for prom, avoid long nails with accessories on them. Simple nails are important for this theme!
For boys, the outfits are of course simpler, but the colors, patterns, and accessories are still a big part of fitting the theme. For the color of your suit, colors like black, white, burgundy, forest green, wine red, and beige are perfect! Striped suits and white or pleated shirts are great as well. When picking the type of suit, stay away from any baggy suits and go for a more fitted look. British, Italian, and American suits are ideal. You can also go for suits with straps or dress pants with a suit vest. For ties or bow ties, wear any color that aesthetically matches your suit, but avoid any extremely vibrant colors. For your feet, stay away from wearing sneakers and go for any type of dress shoes. For accessories, flat caps, fedora hats, pork pie hats, and bowler hats would be a great touch! Glasses like rectangular and round glasses would also be good.
Consider these suggestions if you really want to match this year’s prom theme! Can’t wait to see you all on April 5th at Los Angeles River Center and Gardens!