Petra and Feli wear dresses from Naughty Mess Vintage, collars from the Drake General Store, shoes from 69 Vintage, and American Apparel socks.
Thanks to Anna, Fox, Jacqueline, Feli, Aurora, Allegra, Kim, Jacob, Ikoro, Sean, Blaze, and Chloe for modeling, and Chloe Wise for styling. Special thanks to Rosedale Heights School of the Arts, the Drake General Store, and 69 Vintage.
Aurora wears Zara dress and sweater from 69 Vintage. Fox and Jacob wear their own suits.
Anna wears dress from Nasty Gal, pins from the Drake General Store, and glasses from 69 Vintage.
Jacqueline wears Rodarte for Target dress and gloves from 69 Vintage. Feli wears dress and sweater from 69 Vintage and jewelry from the Drake General Store.
Kim wears varsity sweater from 69 Vintage and pins from the Drake General Store. Allegra wears dress from 69 Vintage and handmade DIY crown.
Chloe wears cheerleading outfit and crown, Petra’s own.
Aurora wears sweater from 69 Vintage.
Sean wears pins from the Drake General Store.
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gosh, i wish my prom will be as hip as this…
I love this! Enough though they look all lovely and bored out of their minds in that model-y way, I would rather be at this photoshoot then any of my own dances!
Love Number 20 <3
Such amazing photos! Just perfection!
petra is so magical, she shoots her visual narratives so flawlessly
love these!
These are so cool! And those boys are cute! ;)
20 <3333 Sean looks like Morrissey!
Wow I just love these! And hey, these were taken in Toronto, where I live. I’m a huge fan of both 69 Vintage and the Drake General Store!
xo
wihgkhgghlghslksdlg .. I feel so special .. I have shopped at both 69 Vintage and The Drake General Store … and Petra has shopped there too … goodness :)
aw i love the crying/smeared makeup one. this is gorgeous. and way to show nonwhite/nonstraight girls!! yay rookie!
Great photos. I particularly love number 5.
I never went to my prom. Although it wasn’t really a prom. It wasn’t such a big a deal at my school and it was still called a ‘Leavers ball’ and not a prom. Your photos and having re-watched Virgin Suicides recently, makes me wish we had a proper one and that I had gone though.
Love this so much! Also the first time I’ve seen any guys in a Rookie photo shoot. Not complaining though! They’re pretty cute!
:O this school is close to mine!!!! how am I not aware of this?
these are too pretty
Just so you know, you made naughtymess.com a relative link, so it links to https://www.rookiemag.com/2012/02/come-sail-away/naughtymess.com--> instead of
I like the pictures with food. I thnk these pictures nicely combine a ‘Marie Antoinette’ and John Hughes vibe, whilst still being amazing Petra photos. #23 especially.
Wow. The models portray emotions so well (kudos to you all, especially the one with smeared mascara! wow.), the atmosphere! it’s like we were there. Picture 30 makes me happy.
THIS IS WONDER.
(If only we could buy prints or stickers… Though I guess I can make those myself for personal use, but I’d put my money there if I had any.)
these are my favourite so far!
oh my god this is the best rookie photoshoot yet :) i love the 19th photo
I love these. The really brought me back to high school and how when you’re young you’re like whatever about being young and everything that’s happening but when you grow up you swear that high school was awesome. Not in a bad way, but it shows the boredom and the underwhelming effect everything has when you’re young. It was a really beautiful set of pictures. Thanks so much!
That boy in the middle in #3 is SUPAH CUTE
I just love how the title references that cringe worthy episode of Freaks and Geeks where Lindsay gets forced to go to homecoming. Oh so good. :3 <3
AH! I’m crying tears of joy at how lovely and perfect this is! Thank you so much for putting a couple in your shoot that is: non-straight AND non-white. I literally can’t think of when I’ve ever seen such representation mixed with the pretty prom-y nostalgia we all love. Thank you thank you thank you!
This is totally my favourite photoset you’ve done.
So you managed to make a photoshoot including hot guys (hellooooo), hot girls (steamy there?) aaand hot clothes? Hot and sweet and happy and sad, all at once.
Petra, will you be my mentor???
so beautiful! all of them! best school dance ever
This is so bittersweet and melancholy while being beautiful at the same time. What camera did Petra used?
hi stop making me want to live in a rookie photoshoot thanks
I love the entire editorial and the clothes! The whole things reminds me of Courtney Love in “Miss World”, the cover album of Live Through This with a little bit of Carrie (for the cheerleader uniforms).
Somehow, I’ve been in LOVE with the lace Peter Pan collar dress from Nasty Gal. Is it new or vintage?
The lace Peter Pan collar dress from look 4 looks like the one Courtney Love wore: . Plus, it looks like the one that Kat Bjelland from Babes in Toyland wore, too: .
Like some other folks said, I immediately got a John Hughes vibe from this. Love #’s 20 and 21 especially.
so cool!!! I love that this reminds me of virgin suicides/ styx “come sail away” (aka such a great song), and we get some LBGT reppin!!! woo!!
Ahh! So Canadian!
wow, totally swooning.
this is amazing? and it was shot in toronto canada riiiight? c69 vintage is my favourite store unless there is another one in the states! how do i become a part of it though!??!!?
LOVe #20! Too cute. :)
All of Petra’s photos look like stills from the best movie ever.
Love this so much! I especially adore the lace dresses and the two toned shoes from the first photo. And Sean is super cute. ;)
wahhh I want every single piece of clothing in this shoot!!
can’t even deal with petra ever
I don’t know what it is about the rusty old bathrooms or tacky glass bowls of what seems to be puffed cheetos, but my heart is aching to be in these photos. I love the outfits and Petra’s hair and all the fancy gloves and suckers… ohh my lovely
ALL of the if-John-Waters-had-directed-The-Virgin-Suicides vibes.
petra + sister is nice. p.s. rookie more variety of size in photo shoots? (already you’re better than other teen mags)
also, the guy in picture 8!??? ;)
These are amazing!! Lux x2 <3
ahhh amazing. the picture of shoes, #21 i think, i am in love. puts my photography project to shame. petra you are my idol :’)
I think my heart skipped a beat when I saw Petra’s name at the bottom, her photos are always so beautiful, magical and flawless. We’re very lucky to get to see her art for free.
Aaaaa I love all of the eye candies you guys post!
This one has that sort of faded look- love it love it love it!
<3
Also I hope this isn't too out of place, but:
Sean from picture 20, you're beauuutiful :)
i love the number 6! the cheese puff twisties make it awesome
I have that dress is picture 4!!!! Its my faaaav! Lovely photoshoot!
This reminds of the bullett magazine feature as Tavi as a Paper doll!
You guys should check it out
Making me consider actually going to prom (I mean it’s at a planetarium… that could be cool)
This is amazing! Love it!
When I look at picture 20, I’m totally hearing a Psychedelic Furs/Spandau Ballet/OMD mix in my mind. Amazing photos!
I think i speak for all of us when I say: BOYS!!
The whole atmosphere is just… mesmerizing. LOOVE the inclusion of boys (first time on Rookie, IIRC?) and how the photoshoot itself caters to almost everyone :)
PS. 20 & 30 ARE THE BEST <3
oops, and I forgot 31, LOVE the lingering vibes of it
this is such a lovely photoshoot, great job! for some reason I have the song candy by frankie rose and the outs to this :)
OHMAHGAWD the guy in the middle!!! Is it Fox or Jacob? He’s cuter than Nicholas Hoult! <3
Seriously, who are these gorgeous people?!
I’m so inspired by these photos. Can you tell me the dress (and gloves) that the girl with the blue dress is wearing?
Can anybody tell me if Aurora has facebook or something? she is similar to me haha <3
What camera did you use Petra?
Petra, these are stunning.