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2:39Now PlayingHow prom trends have evolved over the decades
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2:39Now PlayingProm season is back and all your nostalgia needs are right here. Here’s how prom trends have evolved over the decades.
When students strike a prom pose this year, they’ll likely be doing so in an outfit that showcases their personal style. Researchers have found that Generation Z is focused on individuality, and now, that state of mind is making an impact on prom style, from DIY dresses to a push for gender fluid options.
"There’s no prescribed way, like there used to be, in terms of how things have to look at a prom, how people have to look," says psychotherapist Jill S. Zimmerman Rutledge, author of Prom: The Big Night Out.
"The kids today — they are more diverse, their generation is more diverse in terms of race and ethnicity, and also they’re so much more open to different gender issues" she said. "Teenagers are striving to find who they are, and if there’s constrictions like 'girls can’t wear this, boys can’t wear this, and you can’t come with your same sex partner, you have to be this conscribed couple,' then a person can’t be who they are."
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