| For many high school seniors, particularly the girls, the | | | | mass chain retail stores or department stores. The |
| biggest activity they look forward to during their last | | | | clothes that many boutiques carry vary from store |
| year in high school besides Graduation is Prom Night. | | | | location to store location and because they do not |
| It's considered to be the mother of all dress up parties | | | | make many of the same dresses (as they are in |
| and it is the night to put on the most glamorous dress | | | | limited quantity), there is less of a chance that more |
| and shoes, and get hair and make-up done. If a girl | | | | than one person will have the same dress. Plus, |
| loves dressing up and being girly, Prom night is every | | | | designer boutiques carry dresses that are unique so |
| girls' dream. In fact, girls look forward to this night all | | | | they will be sure to stand out, if not catch many |
| year long and go as far as to begin shopping for the | | | | people's attention. In addition, because the dress is |
| perfect dress months in advance. Hence, one can only | | | | costly and made of good quality you will no only look, |
| imagine the disappointment if the ultimate nightmare | | | | but will feel beautiful in it - the dress will be memorable |
| occurs - seeing another girl wearing the exact same | | | | to yourself as well as others. It is nice if you have a |
| dress at Prom night! | | | | decent amount of money left over for shoes and |
| To avoid this, a good place to look for one of kind | | | | accessories, but even if you do not, your dress alone |
| dresses is at vintage shops...it can be surprising the | | | | will stand out and look gorgeous that other people will |
| number of decent quality prom dresses available at | | | | probably hardly notice what shoes you are wearing (if |
| cheap prices. Huge chain vintage stores such as | | | | you are wearing a long dress, people can hardly see |
| Cross Roads and Buffalo Exchange can be found in | | | | what kind of shoes you have on anyway) and could |
| larger cities or if you live near Los Angeles, there are | | | | careless whether the jewelry is real or fake (if they |
| various other vintage stores that provide a great | | | | can even tell the difference to begin with). |
| collection of prom dresses such as the very popular | | | | In the end, the prom dress shopping experience is |
| Wasteland on Melrose Avenue. Many vintage stores | | | | what you feel comfortable with and what fits your |
| carry dresses by well-liked brand names, so you can | | | | personality the most. Whether you go for an |
| wear designer, one of a kind dresses for a fraction of | | | | expensive designer dress from a boutique or a unique |
| the price. And because they are inexpensive, more | | | | find at a vintage store or even a conservative dress |
| money can be spent on matching shoes, jewelry, and | | | | found anywhere else, it is all about what makes you |
| handbags. | | | | look and feel beautiful. It is the night many girls look |
| Or an alternate route you can take is splurging on a | | | | forward to the most during their teenage high school |
| nice brand new designer dress that you purchase | | | | years, so might as well go all out and take the time to |
| from boutiques such as Betsey Johnson, rather than | | | | look for that perfect dress. |