June 29, 2006
BLACK ON BLACK IS THE NEW BLACK, FOR KIDS
The Poughkeepsie Journal, my hometown paper and a daily that I used to deliver when I was a kid, is featuring a photo gallery of Senior Prom pictures. If I was 18 years old, I would be furious if my parents sent my prom pics to the local paper.
The young men above are students at my high school alma mater. What stuck out is how the majority of them are wearing black suits with black shirts. Interesting. I don't think I've seen a lot of that before, but apparently it is de rigeur according to the local tux rental shop attendant. The one exception, of course, is the guy in the center of the photo, who is dressed like the 1920s mafia boss Don Fanucci Robert DeNiro's character killed at the Feast of San Gennaro in The Godfather: Part II. Actually, he also resembles a really comfortable sofa upholstered in damask. Another highlight is the guy on the right who accents the black suit with a silk white scarf. I'm not sure if he looks more like Douglas Fairbanks playing a WWI flying ace or a very young rabbi.
Hope all you kids had fun at the prom! I didn't even go to mine senior year, wanting as little to do with high school at that point as humanly possible, so you're all one up on me there.
Tagged:Posted by Lexiphane at June 29, 2006 10:23 AM
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