Graduations will be held very soon across the country. Many girls and boys will leave school for good and move on to a more adult life. Therefore, choosing a prom dress is a very important task. Today we will look at vintage looks and remember a little from the history of the holiday, because now we will celebrate not only our graduation, but the 300th anniversary of the founding of this tradition in Russia.

Today it seems that the prom was created especially for girls, because it is the girls who make more efforts to choose a festive outfit for the prom. But initially this holiday was created exclusively for boys graduates. If you recall the history, the first graduations in Russia were held in 1718-1719, there were only boys, and girls were not allowed at all.



In those days, serious educational institutions were available only to men, women were educated at home, so the absence of graduates at the celebrations is understandable. One of the most famous alumni fraternities in the history of Russia was the alumni community of the Tsarskoe Lyceum, to which Alexander Pushkin belonged.



We owe the appearance of graduation parties in Russia to Peter I, this reformer tsar created many new traditions and, in general, transformed Russia. Not all of the transformations were successful, but many benefited the society and the country. Only in Russia, for some reason, they cannot calmly look at their history. Peter I was called the tsar-antichrist and was hated, then made a hero and a seer, then they again poured mud on him.

A similar fate applies to all our rulers and stages of history, and so it is wrong. We must calmly and thoughtfully study history, draw conclusions for the future, and we must only scold ourselves, because our life depends on our decisions and actions. We cannot fully know how to act in the place of the king, because we have never been in his place.

Russia has a complicated history, many traditions were formed in our society, and some came from Europe and the USA. The modern prom is largely borrowed from proms in America, where it is called Prom, which is an abbreviation of the word Promenade.



Not everyone likes modern fashion and blind adherence to generally accepted beauty standards. Many girls love vintage looks and luxurious styles from the past. Graduation party at school Is a great excuse to create a chic vintage look. First, let's look at examples from the USA and the USSR from different years.

Throughout the time, there have been many graduation parties. Looking through photographs from past holidays, even from the most prestigious schools in the United States, we often see funny and amusing images. There are very few decent examples, this suggests that it is not easy to dress beautifully and look stylish, even if you are from a wealthy family.



The situation is even more complicated for female graduates of the Soviet era. In the USSR, the ideology of the CPSU did not welcome the passion for fashion and style, almost everyone lived in need and had no choice. Most of the Soviet graduates had very modest outfits, some were generally content with school uniforms and white bows.

Today we have a wide range of choices and opportunities. Even a simple girl from an average family in the 21st century can create a better image than wealthy graduates of the mid-20th century and earlier. Looking through vintage photos from the past, you often wonder if this is a graduate or bride?



Previously, schoolgirls often chose a white dress for the ball. Now white is chosen less often. mystylex.techinfus.com/en/ demonstrated fashionable white dresses from current collections, but few graduates will wear a white dress. Almost everyone is confused by two aspects - white gets dirty easily, which means that at the holiday you will be in constant tension, and an elegant white dress is also associated with a wedding.



Creating a luxurious and harmonious image is a real art. A rare girl has an exquisite sense of style at the age of 17-18. Therefore, we will learn from the best examples, but this is also not easy at all.

Try to find on the Internet successful images of graduates from the past. Look at our Russian women and Soviet girls, as well as study the photos of graduates from abroad. After spending a few hours searching, you realize how much less choice there was in those past times. Where is the beautiful vintage fashion? This beautiful fashion was available only to the wealthiest segment of society.

Today we can choose any dress from the couture collection of the past and order tailoring to fit our sizes. It turns out that we live in a happy time of great opportunities, which previously could only be dreamed of!