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Reading a size chart for formal dresses surprises almost everyone the first time, because prom dress sizes rarely behave the way everyday clothing sizes do. The number on a formal gown rarely matches the number in your jeans, and it is normal for your bust to land on one size while your hips land on…
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Red dress accessories go wrong more often than any other pairing, because the dress already does most of the work. Knowing how to accessorize a red dress is mostly a lesson in restraint. The instinct is to add more, and the result is a look where three things compete and none of them wins. The…
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Black prom dress accessories are easy to get slightly wrong, because a black gown is the easiest formal color to wear and the hardest to make interesting. It goes with everything, which means nothing you add is obviously wrong, and that is exactly why so many black dress looks end up feeling unfinished. Accessories for…
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The history of prom is shorter than most people assume, and high school prom in its current form is younger still. Prom looks like something that has always existed, which is exactly why almost nobody knows where it came from. The short version is that it started at American colleges in the late 1800s, borrowed…
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The best prom shoes get chosen last and cause the most regret, because prom dress and shoes are treated as two decisions instead of one. Almost every problem traces back to one of three things: a heel height that does not match the hem, a shoe nobody walked in before the night, and a color…
