Twenty-first birthday parties are still popular in Australia, but the attitude towards them has evolved. Though a welcome excuse to celebrate, young adults are opting for smaller budgets, tighter guest lists and “low-key vibes”.
On Friday, Alison Galbally will celebrate her 21st surrounded by Paris Hilton, Britney Spears and maybe even Lindsay Lohan.Paris, Britney or Lindsay, but about 60 of her closest friends will be dressed like them. Galbally will welcome her guests – all donning butterfly clips, low-rise jeans and body glitter – into her home in Melbourne’s South Yarra, to celebrate her milestone in true 2000s fashion.
“A lot of people like having the opportunity to go out and have some fun because we were locked down for so long,” Galbally says. “We’ve missed three years of just having fun.” “Doing something low-key, like at your house, just makes it easier to enjoy yourself – that’s what it’s for after all,” she says. “And people have spent so much time in their homes that it’s probably where they’ve become most comfortable.”Young adults see little point in hosting a 21st extravaganza because many no longer consider it a rite of passage into adulthood. In Australia, it grants you no additional freedoms , so Galbally says it may as well be treated like any other birthday.
She isn’t big into themes, but says many of her friends have been jumping on the wagon with social media content creation in mind.
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