It’s officially prom season, and no one is doing it higher than Mississippi excessive schoolers, who’re going viral on TikTok for their theatrical outfits — displaying off their lengthy sequined nighttime gowns that match their nails and sports vehicles.

Camille Viviana, 28, created the viral #MississippiProm series to study seems from her home country. Prom has usually been a big part of the region she grew up in, Viviana advised BuzzFeed News, and the concept to do it came from her younger sister, who’s 19 and has lots of buddies nevertheless in high school.

“We were sitting around, and she was showing us tons and tons of prom dresses,” Viviana said. “Her whole Facebook feed was prom, prom, prom.” They nicknamed it the “Facebook Met Gala,” and Viviana decided to record her thoughts for TikTok, giving particular attention to the specific prom fashions and trends of Black high school girls in Mississippi.

There are several key components to a placing Facebook Met Gala picture. The dress, of course, needs to be dramatic. Prints, shades, feathers, and sparkles are key. If you have got a date, he has to include a shade-coordinated match, and plenty of pictures encompass props to add to the sensation of luxury, whether it’s an identical vehicle, rings, decorative fans, or straight-up coins.

Now, the series has nine parts and has amassed over 13 million views, and Viviana ensures that each review she makes is positive, commending the girls on their work. “I want them to be uplifting and happy, and receive the recognition they deserve for all of these outfits,” she said.

And people love it. “They appearance higher than celebrities at award indicates,” one commenter wrote. “Every unmarried this sort of becoming higher than whatever I saw at the pink carpet all season,” stated any other user.

Shamiya Guyton, 18, is a senior at Shannon High School in Mississippi. Her look was featured in Viviana’s first video: a royal blue mermaid dress featuring sequins, cutouts, and a dramatic teach, whole with a matching blue-accented BMW and lengthy nails. Guyton informed BuzzFeed News that she started putting her ideas collectively months before.

“I live on Pinterest,” she said. “I saw all these custom dresses that were so pretty, and I knew I wanted one.”

But local promenade designers have been all booked up, and as an alternative,

she borrowed her get dressed from someone, ordered press-on nails online, and was given her glam achieved regionally.

Viviana has started sharing movies from states outside Mississippi, such as Alabama, Florida, and Georgia. “It’s been cool to see Mississippi in a different light and have a positive experience with the state,” she stated. “This is just a larger scale of what we’ve always been doing. I think it’s something that’s important and maintains pride in who we are.”