1980s teen fashion. Picture by Notable Life.

Spirit Week (Oct. 15-19) seems to be getting closer and closer every minute. Theme day is important for getting points for your grade!

Senior, Abby Bosch says, “Theme day is going to be so much fun because you can get a slice of life from older decades!” If you want to show some school spirit and — like many other students — have no idea what to wear for your theme, The Colt Chronicle has you covered!

Freshmen: ‘50s

Okay freshmen, so this is your first year here! This time of year and Spirit Week is a lot of fun, so I encourage you to get involved and compete! Having a perfectly-themed outfit on theme day always helps. If we’re talking cliche ’50s clothing that will definitely pop, girls can try wearing a poodle circle skirt and a solid-colored blouse or shirt with a headband. If you don’t happen to have one of those skirts on hand (or don’t want to make one yourself), you can’t go wrong with a simple dress and a pearl necklace or two. All are staples of ’50s fashion. For guys, an easy way to fit the theme is to go for the greaser look (if you read The Outsiders in seventh grade you know what I’m talking about). That can be achieved by just wearing a pair of jeans, a white shirt, and a leather jacket. Girls can easily do this, too! If you really want to go all out, you can gel — or rather, grease — back your hair.

Sophomores: ‘90s

Even though the ’90s are the closest to our current decade and likely have the most similar style to our time, there are still ways to have fun and dress up for theme day. The ’90s had a diverse style so you can get away with wearing a lot of things you already have in your closet. Think denim, denim, denim. You can throw on any set of jeans you own and/or a jean jacket. If you’re going for 90s grunge, wear a flannel and a 90s band tee. If you happen to have any other merchandise relating to pop culture (e.g. “Friends,” “Jurassic Park”, MTV, Nintendo, etc.), then you should definitely wear it! You can also tie a scrunchie in your hair or wear a tattoo choker for accessories.

Juniors: ‘70s

Get groovy this year! An incredibly popular and easy choice for emulating ’70s style is to sport the classic “hippie” attire. Throw on any flowy, loose, and patterned clothing you own (wide-legged pants, blouses, maxi dresses, etc.) with any headband or flower crown as an accessory. Anything with fringes and a pair of circular (sun)glasses will complete the look. If you want to make it even more obvious that you are clearly a laid-back, tranquil hippie, draw peace signs on your hands or face (wearing a peace sign necklace works, too!).

Seniors: ‘80s

Arguably one of the most iconic fashion eras of them all, you have a LOT of room to go crazy with this theme. You can completely get away with just wearing shirts with bright, fluorescent colors and patterned pants. If you want to go a step further, make your hair fluffy with hairspray and add some curls if you have the length for it. You can even borrow Mom or Dad’s old blazer or jacket if it has shoulder pads. For shoewear, you can wear white sneakers if you own any or anything with platforms. Just make sure to listen to “Never Gonna Give You Up” by Rick Astley when thinking about that sweet, sweet spirit week final win!