I can guess that more than half of my audience would be extremely satisfied to find out that they never have to attend a high school prom ever again (and this is probably a fact for most of you). Even I fall into that category (two proms is enough, thank you), but some of you still dream, or unfortunately obsess, over the single night. The stigma is all wrong. One mishap at prom pictures will not ruin your entire night (unless you let it), and not having a date is actually the new and ~hip~ way to go. So here's how to do prom right:
Dress by Anthropologie. Shoes by Steve Madden. Lipstick by Colorpop.
My biggest worry about prom, or any other formal/school dance (no matter how cringeworthy a school dance may be) is the fashion, obviously. It's not necessarily a worry, but it's the aspect I care most about. Who needs a date when you can just look like a better version of your average self? I went for a vintage dress by Anthropologie (or go for something more formal like this one). I didn't look for a sparkly, elegant dress that swept the floor and felt like 100 pounds. Yes, being a princess for a night sounds like the dream, but I still felt like a princess with this one. Because everyone was going to care about their appearance, I went for the unconventional route and got a dress that probably isn't supposed to be for prom. Hey, at least no one stepped on my dress on the dance floor.
Then I wore heels for the first time in six months (you guessed it, the last time was at Homecoming), but instead of wearing shoes that are impossible to walk in, I went for gold block heels by Steve Madden. Still difficult, but not impossible. Then I put some loose curls into my short hair for that ~vintage~ look and did a simple cat-eye with a bold dark (and matte) lip and... I'm done. That was easy.
Going for a simple prom look (or formal look for those non-highschoolers) is easy and just as achievable as buying an $800 dress with ten pounds of glitter and 6-inch stilettos and, the worst of all, false eyelashes (nine years of dance competitions makes me shudder at that word).
All photos shot by my talented dad.
And no, I did not come to prom alone (I was actually surrounded by 21 others in these pictures). I could say that these are the few that I deem "best dressed" but really I was just too lazy to actually get other pictures with the 18 others that attended. They're just proof that you can do prom really any way and still look flawless -- follow my vintage path, Claire's (right in first image) classic Cinderella style, Lauren's (left in first image, and remember her from here and here??) Elie Saab-esque gown, or Kendall's (bottom image) simple yet stunning jewel-embellished dress.
And then the actual prom: there's not much to worry about, really. Everyone makes it a bigger deal than what it really is. Eat at a nice restaurant before. Dance your ass off at the prom, no matter how terrible the DJ is. But most importantly, don't forget to remember that it's one night of your life. A bad prom night will not affect you any more than a regular bad night. And if it doesn't go well, just know that you probably looked amazing during that hell of a night.
Feel free to share some pictures from your prom (current or past) in the comments below!
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