Sexy Prom Dresses And The Celeb Factor
Your Little Princess Turns Exotic Hollywood Star
She's all dressed up with somewhere to go, and there's not a dry eye in the house. Not only is your teen growing up, but she's been on the lookout for sexy prom dresses for her big night. It seems one minute she's wearing pink lace with ribbons in her hair and the next she wants to make like J. Lo and parade her 'booty'.
Never fear, adulthood is near.
It is possible for sexy prom dresses to be classy and elegant as well. The main criteria for young ladies looking to impress is that their gown be suitable for a formal occasion, hold their own in the fashion stakes and make the wearer feel special. Above and beyond that, there's no reason why mother and daughter can't discuss rules about things like hemline heights and neckline lows.
Nearly all girls look to their celebrity idols for sexy prom dress fashion cues. Red carpet appearances showcase top designers and wouldn't you know it? Miss Teen thinks she wants a Vera Wang or Richard Tyler prom outfit! The fact that Halle Berry wore a size two Versace number to the 2005 Oscars, and your girl is a size eight, matters very little to her.
Cheap versus cheap and nasty
Inexpensive copies of top designer evening gowns are popular among the prom set. Find a good seamstress with a keen eye for what's hot right now and you stand to save a bundle on outfitting your starstruck daughter. In fact, it may even be a better idea to focus on copycats rather than encourage her to dream up styles that would need to be constructed from scratch. At least the vision is clear, confusion is kept to a minimum and prices are more likely to remain within budget. What you don't want is for the costs to blow out and then have to compromise on fabrics, resulting in a cheap looking disappointment.
Accessories - less is more
Audrey Hepburn got it right from the very beginning. You never saw her dripping in diamond and pearl jewelry because she favored simplicity over garishness. By sticking to the Audrey rule, not only will your Prom Queen have an air of understated class, but also you'll be able to spend those extra 'bling bucks' on a pair of must-have shoes! They can be re-covered or tinted to match the color of the gown, and the whole look will be très chic indeed!
Who's her idol?
You'll want to be on the same wavelength when it comes to choosing a sexy prom dress. For big clues on whose style to check up on, take note of the posters on your daughter's walls and listen to who she's talking about with her friends. Is it effortlessly gorgeous Jennifer Aniston, exotic Salma Hayek or flirty Kate Hudson?
Celebs' who didn't make it to the prom
Did you know that Mandy Moore and Macauley Culkin both missed out on their own proms? And Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen chose to appear on Saturday Night Live, rather than attend theirs!
Whoever your Pretty Young Thing chooses to emulate, if she gets to dance the night away in the taupe satin Valentino knock-off of her dreams or a satin Hollywood glamour puss gown, her sexy prom dress will be a long-treasured memory of her high school days.
