PROMS
A Vital Rite Of Passage. The proms of today are lavish affairs that come complete with hotel ballrooms,
live bands, glamorous clothing, and stretch
limousines. As the first formal event in the life of a teenager, attendance at the prom is now popularly considered a vital rite of passage to adulthood. Yet, proms were not always so lavish, expensive, or widespread. At one point during their history, proms were actually quite simple affairs. The formal dance we now call prom was first christened “the prom” in the 1890s. The word prom is a shortened form of promenade, meaning a march of the guests at the beginning of a ball or other formal event. When high school proms began in the early 1900s, they were relatively simple affairs. Students would come in their Sunday best, but would not purchase new clothes for the event. The occasion called for tea, socializing, and dancing. In the 1980s, the prom began to take on larger-than-life stature, as several teen movies advertised it as the ultimate coming-of-age event in a young person’s life. Competition for the prom court intensified greatly, with the title of prom queen becoming closely akin to true royalty. Today's proms have become expensive, all-night affairs, with after-prom activities often extending into the dawn of the next day. Stretch Hummers, fancy dresses, and glamorous ballrooms are now prom-night standards. In practically every way, prom has moved beyond the days of strictly chaperoned, etiquette banquets to glamorous extravaganzas where nearly anything goes, and has become a fabulous and important event in a teenagers life.
In America the average price for a prom dress is anywhere between $200 - $500.
Popular styles of prom dresses EMPIRE CUT, SHEATH, A-LINE, TEA-LENGTH, HIGH-LOW GOWN,
TULLE SKIRT / BOUFFANT GOWN, BALL GOWN.
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