For day 6 of the event, I used #16 from prompt 7 for the heroes from Class of the Titans. I went more with just the kind of theme of the sentence, instead of the actual sentence itself, so the headcanons are more about how they feel about dressing up for prom, what they would wear, etc. I hope any fans of the series enjoy it, as this was a super fun post to think about and write!
“This invitation says I have to wear a dress/tuxedo. This is stupid!”
Jay
Jay has absolutely no problems with the fact that he’ll have to wear a suit to prom. He knew that when he decided that he wanted to go to prom. It only makes sense for formal dress to be required and he was prepared for that when he asked his date to the prom, when he bought the tickets, etc. In fact, in Jay’s opinion, it’s kind of nice to get a chance to dress up all fancy and live it up with your friends for one last night before graduation happens and everyone scatters to wherever they’re heading for the next chapter of their life.
Jay doesn’t really put a super lot of thought into what he’s going to wear to prom. He knows right away that it’s going to have to be a tux, just because there’s not near as many options for formal menswear as there is for women’s prom outfits. He rents his tux, as he has no reason to own one and that’s a hefty splurge to buy one outright.
Jay does prefer a preppier, more classic style and that factors into the tuxedo he eventually decides to rent. It’s very traditional, right down to the black bowtie and he makes sure it’s well-fit to his body. He’ll have tried on more than a handful of suits and tux’s before deciding on something like the below picture.
Theresa
Theresa is absolutely beyond excited for prom. Not only is she head of the prom committee, but she’s been thinking about what she’d wear for prom since about grade 10. Like most teenagers, she really doesn’t get the opportunity to dress up like some princess and dance with a cute boy and have a huge party with her friends. Her father had tried to get her to do a debutante ball, but her friends wouldn’t have been allowed and she really wasn’t into that kind of thing, so prom is her only chance to have that big moment, as far as she’s concerned.
Theresa is definitely putting a lot of work into finding the perfect dress. She has so many options and she never could iron out exactly what kind of style of dress she wanted. A large part of her really wants that princess style ball-gown, with the big fluffy skirt, but she also really likes the look of a mermaid gown. She knows she wants something full length and nothing too low-cut. Other than that, she isn’t sure what style or colour she wants. Black and white are too overused, so she does want something with some colour or maybe some sparkle, something to stand out. She goes to a lot of different stores and tries on probably over 40 dresses before she settles on her final choice. In a slight moment of really taking advantage of her privilege, cost was never an issue or something that entered her mind while prom shopping and she also really splurges on hair and makeup for the big night.
She definitely ends up wearing something with a fuller, fluffier skirt. I think that was non-negotiable for Theresa at the end of it. However, I think her initial thoughts of what she wanted wasn’t actually what she wanted. She ended up being really attracted to the two-piece sets, with a crop top and a long skirt. It was unique enough that she didn’t feel like all the others would be wearing it, and she found one that she felt set off her colouring and suited her body the best. She feels like a million dollars in it, and at the end of the night, that’s all that matters. She’d be wearing something like the picture below.
Archie
Archie isn’t the most comfortable in fancy clothing. If it was up to him, everyone could just wear whatever they wanted to prom, especially since he considers it kind of biased against those who don’t have a lot of extra income to spend on things like tuxes and suits. However, he knows that nothing he says, or how loud he complains, is going to change decades of tradition, though he does try. He sucks it up and does decide to rent a suit.
Despite how against formal wear Archie is, he does actually put a lot of thought into what he’s going to wear to prom. He is the one of the few who thinks to ask his date what they’re going to wear before he actually goes shopping for suits, to find out if they want him to keep to any colour scheme or anything. Any hints makes it easier for him to figure out what to wear. With their opinions, he kind of has a vision of what to get. He prefers a suit over a more formal tux, and he’d prefer something a little bit different from what everyone else will be wearing. Blending into the crowd of guys stuffed into penguin suits sounds like no fun to Archie, and he definitely puts a lot more consideration into suits that are patterned, are different colours than black, or have small unique details.
I think in the end, he settles for a well-fitting suit in a non-traditional colour, like the picture below. It suits him really well actually, and he does think he looks really cool in it. He also makes sure to get his hair dyed the day before prom, so that any roots are covered and his hair is nice and vivid in the prom photos.
Atlanta
Plain out and out, Atlanta really wants to go to prom and have fun with her friends, but she really is the type who just doesn’t feel comfortable in a dress. She can’t move as well in it; she doesn’t feel like she can dance at all in a dress and heels, and it just makes no sense to her that she should have to make herself unhappy and uncomfortable for that long just because ‘that’s the way it’s always been’. She definitely petitions the prom committee for women to have the right to wear suits or pant outfits that fit the formal requirements.
Once she has gained that permission, Atlanta actually enjoys going prom shopping with Theresa, though she does get really tired after about the fifth store that Theresa drags her too. She found exactly what she wanted at that fifth store, so she didn’t see any point of going to a bunch more stores, though she humors her friend and doesn’t complain…too much, at least.
Atlanta rocks the suit look for women. Because she’s naturally very drawn to nature inspired tones, she picks a suit in a non-traditional colour, something in a dark green or a jewel tone. I could really picture her in something like the below picture.
Herry
Herry really doesn’t care all that much about what he’s wearing to prom. He’s just super-hyped about the whole thing. He and the whole group are planning on going to this restaurant he’s been wanting to try since forever to eat before prom, along with their dates and he’s really looking forward to that, to going and having fun with everyone at the dance, and then heading to Neil’s after-party. He knows Neil enough to know it’s going to be a weird and wild event and overall, having to squeeze his huge body into a formal suit for the chance to do all this? It’s nothing he can’t handle.
Herry actually does pay attention to the dress code for the prom and, after several students do complain, the requirements for attire are a little less strict than previous years, which actually cheers him up immensely. He’d been having a really hard time finding a button-down suit and a tie to fit his frame, so he leans a little more on the casual side.
He definitely still wears a proper suit. It’s actually an old one of his grandfather’s that Herry gets tailored to fit him better and to update it a little. But because it’s allowed, he personalizes the look a bit more to him by wearing a dark t-shirt under the suit instead of a button-down and tie. He chooses his accessories carefully and does spend quite a bit more time than he normally does on his hair. I imagine him heading to prom in something like the below picture!
Odie
Odie really isn’t much into the idea of a suit and tie. He wants to go to prom, but there was a time when he was considering skipping it, just to avoid the whole tuxedo ordeal. He’s small and slight of frame and finding a full out tuxedo to fit him is no easy task, and that’s not even going into how uncomfortable he is.
It’s not until the requirements for prom attire come out that Odie decides there just might be hope in him being able to attend prom. He does a lot of thrift store shopping and rummages through hand-me-downs from older family members. He wants something that feels true to who he is and shows his own personal sense of style, so he has a real specific look in mind. He does eventually find something.
I think he goes with the latest trend of tucking a casual hoodie under a blazer and dress pants, for a look that’s both relaxed and comfortable but also formal. He goes and has his hair done up professionally for the prom and he’s minimal but tasteful for his accessory choices. I could see him rocking something like the below picture!
Neil
Oh, but fashion, dressing up, carefully choosing outfits, and getting a chance to play with all that? That is so up Neil’s alley that it’s not even funny! He actually looks forward to choosing his look for prom just the tiniest bit more than he’s looking forward to the prom itself and he’s looking forward to that almost more than his body can withstand. Neil is definitely the person who is planning not only his outfit but also his date’s outfit, because they can’t clash with him. Their outfits have to compliment each other, not distract, or battle against them.
Neil likes to play with fashion rules, and he definitely keeps up on trends. He’d want something new and trendy, while also showing off his fantastic figure. He wears clothes so well. He’d want to still remain formal, but also wants something that has a bit of an edge to it, something a little bit more memorable than just a boring tux. It’s also really important to Neil though that the outfit photograph extremely well.
Neil figures out that you can never go wrong with just basic black. He plays up the ‘bad boy rebel’ style and image in his choice of what to wear and ends up with an all-black ensemble like the one below. I feel he’s actually really smart in the accessories he chooses – a pair of small stud earrings in his left ear and a classy looking, expensive watch.
