NOCTILUCA October 2016

CULTURE

Appleton, Wisconsin October 2016 Volume XXII

Issue II Page 10

Attending Homecoming 2016 in style

I did homecoming a little

differently this year. Instead of

going all out myself, I wanted

to capture the excitement and

creativity of the night. I have

always loved the brief mo-

ments before I enter the dance

oor, when I can take in all of

the dresses, shoes, suits, bow-

ties and corsages that move

past me. For most people,

there is no other event in the

year that gives one the excuse

to dress like royalty, a Disney

princess or whatever you may

want. This year I picked out

my favorite ensembles and at-

tempted to capture the ingenu-

ity and out-of-the-box looks

that walked through the door

that Saturday night.

Firstly, what seemed to be

the most popular look of the

night was velvet. I saw every

color velvet, but especially

red. When velvet came back

to the runway in 2014, through

Tadashi Shoji and Burberry, I

swore up and down that vel-

vet would never make it to the

Midwest. Even though I held

little faith in the longevity of

the trend, I still embraced it

myself. Everything from the

texture, to the way light hits it

when you wear it, to the time-

less look it gives any out

I pair it with, makes me love

the fabric. So, when I saw so

many girls wearing velvet that

night I naturally got excited.

Tatum Halla, a sophomore,

wore one of my favorite velvet

ensembles, which she told us

was scored at Forever 21. With

hair in a simple semi-updo and

a necklace that barely traced

her collarbone, she exuded

chic.

Anna Oberweiser, a sopho-

more, went with a non-tradi-

tional bohemian ensemble,

sported black Converse and a

yellow velvet dress from Ur-

ban Out

tters.

Amara Neitzke, a junior

at North, wore a cherry red

crushed velvet pencil dress

from Windsor. When asked

why she chose velvet for the

occasion, Neitzke said, “It was

non-traditional, and that’s why

I loved it. I paired it with a

denim jacket and a black vel-

vet choker; I thought it looked

very 90s.”

Velvet wasn’t the only trend

that came to North that Sat-

urday. I saw suspenders and

bowties galore, as many boys

deviated from the traditional

shirt-and-tie combo that can

get quite boring. Although sus-

penders can be a fashion don’t,

as some of us might have

learned during middle school

after experimenting with the

“nerdy” fad that Hot Topic

debuted, this homecoming

proved that they can be just as

classy as they are cringe-wor-

thy. The look was often paired

with nontraditional button ups,

and I give an A+ to Isaac Qui-

nones for wearing his bowtie

and suspenders with a

oral

shirt.

A few other noteworthy out-

ts that I feel deserve recogni-

tion are as follows:

Joey Dehuring had the best

sock choice, red sneakers and

cuffed jeans. Plus, the cute

bowtie made his out

t stick

out from the crowd in the best

way. I commend his date Clare

Pelky for sticking with the

prettiest color palette: baby

blue, silver, and gold; even her

makeup matched.

When I asked Lydia Paulow

where she bought her dress,

she told me she’d gotten it

from drama storage. It had

originally been a

oor length

bridesmaid dress from the late

90s, and she’d hemmed it to

the occasion. I’m just a little

upset I hadn’t thought of that

one myself. Also, and I will

swear to you, silk is the next

big thing.

Sam Van Boxtel’s out

t just

made me laugh. “I didn’t know

I was going to homecoming.”

Even so, he looked good.

If you can’t tell at

rst

glance, Sam Woo’s tie is ALL

ags; I also like the pink ox-

ford.

Lastly, I had to include Cart-

er King and Izabella LeCap-

tain, because they were, hands

down, the classiest looking

couple at homecoming. Both

of you get two thumbs up.

By Sophie Plzak

Top from left to right: Tatum Halla, Anna Oberweiser, Amara Neitzke, Isaac Quinones.

Bottom row from left to right: Joey Dehuring and Clare Pelky, Lydia Paulow, Sam Van Boxtel,

Sam Woo, Carter King and Izabella LeCaptain.

Photos by Sophie Plzak

What’s on your playlist: Homecoming edition

Freshmen:

Kelsey Dwyer:

•“I Don’t Want This Night

to End” by Luke Bryan

•“Closer” by Chainsmokers

•“Let Me Love You” by DJ

Snake and Justin Bieber

Ryan Popp:

•“Run This Town” by JAY

Z, Rihanna, and KanyeWest

•“Touch the Sky” by Kanye

West and Lupe Fiasco

•“Hips Don’t Lie” by Sha-

kira

Sophomores:

Alex Miles:

•“Ask the Lonely” by Jour-

ney

•“Pressure Off” by Duran

Duran feat Janelle Monàe

and Nile Rodgers

•“Closer to Fine” by Indigo

Girls

Anwar Jackson:

•“Shrimp Poboy” by Sui-

cide Boys

•“Hell Of A Night” by

Schoolboy Q

•“Al Capone” by The Un-

derachievers

Seniors:

Shay Hendricks:

•“Don’t Stop Believin’” by

Journey

•“Kyrie” by Mr. Mister

•“Come with Me Now” by

Kongos

Jenna Miller:

•“Starving” by Hailee Stein-

feld

•“Wannabe” by Spice Girls

•“Closer” by The Chain-

smokers

Seniors:

Maddy Ahrens:

•“Bohemian Rhapsody” by

Queen

•“Wannabe” by Spice Girls

•“Hold My Hand” by Jess

Glynne

Brittany Horn:

•“Die a Happy Man” by

Thomas Rhett

•“H.O.L.Y” by Florida

Georgia Line

•“Over and Over Again” by

Nathan Skyes

Homecoming royalty:

Annaliese Duerr:

•“Castaway” by Zac Brown

Band

•“From the Ground Up” by

Dan and Shay

•“Closer” by Chainsmokers

Connor Dahlke:

•“Comfortably Numb” by

Pink Floyd

•“Stairway to Heaven” by

Led Zepplin

•“Hotel California” by Ea-

gles

By Sarah Fleming

Photos by Michelle Ehlers