HOCO 2025 - Style Ideas for Homecoming
Back to school is here and we are well under way with all of the festivities, dances, and high school events that all Sacramento area teens participate in during their first semester. If this is your freshman year all the way up to your senior year of high school, you are encouraged and an integral part of celebrating your pride for yourself and for your school. Homecoming has become a beloved high school tradition that is so fun to be a part of. With the addition of this celebratory first home game of the football season, a low-key and festive school dance adds to the tradition and fun of your first semester at school.
What to wear to Homecoming?
Oh, Lacey M. Carroll Photography - beloved high school senior portrait photographer and expert stylist, has five ideas and inspiration for you!
Sequins
Shine on dear readers! Sequins are an evergreen style idea that easily adds sparkle and design to your HOCO outfit. Sequins are for everyone, on your dates blazer lapel, your dress, a fun jumpsuit can be sequined and help you stand out. Whether you want to have a vibrant and fun patterned dress or a chic dramatic sequined dress, this fashion inspo is easy to achieve. You can find your perfect sparkly look almost anywhere, including at a secondhand shop or thrift store like our personal favorite - Plato’s Closet in Roseville. Pair your Homecoming dress with the shower that makes you feel best! The sneaker trend at homecoming is a welcomed fashion choice as it’e more comfortable and you’re able to dance the night away without worrying about if your toes will be cooked by the end of the dance.
2. Soft and Whimsical
Play up the cupcake vibes and go for something soft yet structured with a Selkie or Selkie inspired dress for Homecoming. You have the option to go maximalist with your accessories and hairdos or go minimal accentuating the soft and whimsical details of a puffed sleeve and angelic pattern. Bows in hair, fun boots, or lace gloves can add to the gorgeous style you’re wearing to your Homecoming Dance in 2025. This style is also a very popular style for Senior Portraits! (That we are booking NOW for the Fall for Seniors, class of 2026)
3. Classic Flirty and Fun!
Homecoming is not about how expensive or intricate your dress is. Save that energy for your junior/senior prom in 2026! Instead, focus on what feels comfortable to YOU and want you know you can dance the night away in with your best friends at your Homecoming Dance. Dresses that you can play up with accessories and a fun hairstyle are far more interesting than going all out on an expensive dress for the first dance of the season. These dresses can be paired with your nice sneakers or a fun square toed kitten heal. Whatever your accessory choices, having a classic short dress as your star will make shopping for homecoming easy!
4. Tulle Time!
Tulle dresses are so fun to move in! If your dream scenario of Homecoming is dancing the night away being the belle of the HOCO ball then you WANT some tulle on your dress. Choose a high-low hemline to still play up the casual vibes of Homecoming style while adding some drama and flair to your dress with a train. Your train can become a wonderful accessory on the dance floor. Give yourself flowers by incorporating a floral look either in your hair, your shoes, or on your dress. Floral tulle dresses are another evergreen style for any high school dance. We have a couple ideas to inspire your HOCO dress below.
5. Green Machine
Go green this Homecoming season. We mean that in more ways than one. The color green is a powerful color meant to evoke luck, respect, and calmness. So choosing a green dress can help your HOCO group feel calm and collected during group pictures and on a full dance floor. We also mean, buy thrifted! This time of year there are many dresses of all styles available at your local thrift shops. Plato’s Closet, Crossroads, even Goodwill will have dresses for sale. Be sure to clean and launder your outfits before wearing them out to ensure your dress is as clean as can be for those Homecoming pictures. Why wear a dress when you can wear a jumpsuit or a two piece like below (R) to amp up your unique and chic style!? Your dance moves have no limits in pants!
We know whatever style choices you make for Homecoming 2025 will be the best choice for you. Ultimately style is about confidence and comfort. If you feel good, you will look good and feeling good is the most important detail. You are going to have the best time at your homecoming dances around Sacramento. Let us know if we helped inspire your look and tag us in your HOCO 2025 outfits on our IG.