Looking back a full century to 1925, we can appreciate how dramatically New Year’s festivities have evolved—and how beautifully we decorate our celebrations in 2025. Today we explore the contrast between the sophisticated décor we now enjoy with the use of custom ribbons and New Year’s celebrations 100 years ago, when simpler, handcrafted traditions defined parties and public gatherings in the Roaring Twenties. As we reflect on the century of change, we also embrace the elegance of custom branded ribbons, luxurious custom cut carpets, and polished stanchions and rope that shape our modern celebrations.
A hundred years ago, New Year’s Eve was already a beloved event, but the decorations were far more modest. Households relied on handmade streamers, paper garlands, tin noisemakers, and simple table linens. There was no such thing as custom branded ribbons, no tailored custom cut carpets, and certainly no refined stanchions and rope guiding guests through glamorous venues. Instead, communities celebrated with jazz music, confetti, and early versions of the midnight countdown. Today, we honor these traditions with significantly enhanced details, elevating our environments using custom branded ribbons, richly designed custom cut carpets, and professionally coordinated stanchions and rope that offer both beauty and order.
In comparison, our current celebrations—whether at home, in hotels, or at public plazas—benefit from a full century of innovation. At CeremonialSupplies.com, we embrace these advancements with a wide assortment of ceremonial props and event essentials. Our premium crafted groundbreaking shovels, with polished metal blades and lacquered wooden handles, stand ready for symbolic “breaking ground on the new year” presentations. Our decoration ribbons and grand opening ribbons, available in sizes from slim 1.5-inch accents to dramatic 12-inch extra-wide displays, allow us to fill our spaces with color and meaning. When we incorporate custom branded ribbons into these displays, we create personalized touches that reflect the spirit of the season.
Guests entering a modern New Year’s venue walk across elegant custom cut carpets, designed to match event themes, logo colors, or festive palettes. These custom cut carpets provide warmth, sophistication, and a sense of ceremony impossible to achieve in 1925. To maintain an organized and stylish environment, we rely on stanchions and rope—a dramatic contrast to the simple, free-flowing crowds of the past. These stanchions and rope stations not only manage foot traffic but also serve as visual anchors for celebratory elements tied with custom branded ribbons.
In 1925, party tables were typically covered with plain linens or embroidered cloths made at home. Today, our gatherings are transformed with luxurious custom tablecloths, coordinated with custom cut carpets and enhanced with touches of custom branded ribbons that adorn centerpieces, champagne stations, or gift tables. At CeremonialSupplies.com, we can select from embroidered logo clothing, branded tablecloths and chair covers, and even military flags and medals for events honoring service members at year’s end. For milestone celebrations—anniversaries, engagements, or birthdays celebrated on New Year’s Eve—we can embellish the occasion with wedding and birthday ribbon decorations featuring branding, wrap rails of stanchions and rope with festive accents, and place customized details throughout the venue.
As midnight approaches, the atmosphere today feels polished, coordinated, and elevated—far more structured than the lively, improvised spirit of 1925. Modern décor using custom branded ribbons, graceful custom cut carpets, and tastefully arranged stanchions and rope turns a simple celebration into a refined and memorable event. Where earlier generations relied mostly on creativity and household craft, we now benefit from a century of design innovation and professional ceremonial supplies. To create a stunning New Year’s event inspired by the beauty of the past and the elegance of the present, visit CeremonialSuplies.com online chat or click here for a quote.
