Round Up: Prom Dresses

Here in the USA as spring arrives (next Wednesday!) high school seniors have prom dresses on the brain. It's been decades since I went to my high school prom. My parents let me go to a bridal shop to buy my gown. Once selected, the bridal/prom industry scheme for money-making is to make the length of the dresses a yard too long, so that a customer must pay another $4o to shorten it. 

(After buying a couple of gowns the year of my prom for weddings, my father said, "We're not buying any more of these. If anybody else asks you to be their wedding, you tell you no!"😅)

Times change ... and sometimes for the better! Nowadays a young woman can find beautiful off-the-rack dresses to wear to her prom without emptying her parents' wallet. Here is a quick roundup from Lulus, a retailer offering a wide selection of classic prom (as well as wedding party and formal dresses) for under $100.

I'll feature several possibilities that would be fun and easy-to-wear on the dance floor, as well as, late into the night. They are lovely, comfortable, and will look formal with the addition of jewelry. My mother also let me wear her white fur stole over my gown, and my date brought me a corsage. It takes a village to dress for a prom!

Do you have a favorite dress; and do you remember your prom?

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