A group of Mississippi high school students is gaining the internet’s attention for its creative prom fashion choices.
A photo of 10 Madison High School students decked out in flashy, themed suits was posted Sunday on Twitter by Nick Louvier.
"I posted it that night and originally I didn't think anything of it," Louvier, who wore an American flag-themed suit, told Mississippi News Now. "It just started blowing up."
By Thursday, the post had garnered more than 190,000 likes and over 38,000 retweets.
"We did it to stand out,” Stedman Strickland, who wore a light blue suit decorated with palm trees and bright pink flamingos, told Mississippi News Now. “We're definitely standing out now. We didn't know it would get this big."
The suits were made by Shinesty, a Colorado-based company that prides itself on its unusual and outlandish collections.
Madison High School student Taylor Lyle, who wore a Green Bay Packers-themed suit to prom, told Mississippi News Now that the company approached the teens after their photo went viral and pitched the idea of having them serve as brand ambassadors or interns.
"We're definitely going to remember this forever, for sure," Louvier told the news station.
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