(Initially posted pre – COVID-19, when reunions were still a real thing)
The announcement in the Facebook group I was invited to read – “We are off! Ready for this? Planning a reunion, please start sending pictures/videos to this email…” If you’ve come across a similar post, you too might have thought to yourself – “what to wear to such an event, where I’ll meet people I haven’t seen in ages?”
I had these thoughts and other thoughts like – Do I even want to go to this? If I really want to know how my former classmates are doing, can’t I just check them out on Facebook?
But all these thoughts were pushed aside by the burning dilemma of what to wear.
Since we’re talking about a bunch of people you haven’t met in a good few years (or decades), most likely, you won’t be easily recognized. Help your classmates remember who you are by dressing up according to your high school persona.
Test Yourself
Choose the option that best describes you to discover which high school movie star should inspire your outfit.
Complete the sentence: in high school I was ________________
1. Artistic, individualistic, creative with my styling.
Your inspiration – Molly Ringwald as Andie Walsh in Pretty in Pink.
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For a current version, check out: Gucci.
The luxury brand shines in creative styling, layering, accessories, and details that Andie would LOVE:
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2. Ambitious, overachiever, willing to do anything to get where I want to go – extortions and threats included.
Your inspiration: Reese Witherspoon as Tracy Flick in Election.
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For a current version, check out: Michael Kors.
Tracy Flick would (literally) kill for this outfit:
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3. The most popular girl in school, kind-hearted but horribly spoiled.
Your inspiration: Cher and Dionne in Clueless, played by Alicia Silverstone and Stacey Dash.
For a current version, check out: Chanel.
The plaid skirt-suits from the ’90s are so 2018 – if that makes any sense.
Luckily, the Chanel 20/21 Cruise Collection offers a (shirtless) version of that look:
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4. An outsider, desperately and unsuccessfully trying to fit in.
Your inspiration: Drew Barrymore as Josie Geller in Never been Kissed.
For a current version, check out: Daily Sleeper.
The brand’s pajamas are comfortable enough for a night in and chic enough to venture out in at any hour – day or night. These party pajamas even have feathers (!):
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5. Trying to get a boy to like me, so I started smoking and got an extreme makeover
(Big mistake. Big. Huge. But that’s the plot of another movie).
Your inspiration: Olivia Newton-John as Sandy in Grease.
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For a current version, check out: Alexachung.
It-girl Alexa Chung presents leather trousers in her self-named brand, with Sandy Olsson swag (minus the cigarette of course. This is 2020).
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6. Skipped too much school, and even flunked P.E.
Your inspiration: Well, me. Go back to your old habit and skip the event – problem solved!
This is my yearbook photo. The look in my eyes says, “Should’ve skipped today, too.”
How much are you looking forward to your next reunion – from “blocking anyone who went to school with me” to “I’m on the organizing committee”? Let me know in the comments below!