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Prom Dresses Biography

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It's April, and that means the end of the school year is right around the corner. That also means it's almost time for prom. While you're choosing the perfect dress and shoes for the big day (or just remembering when you were doing so... like us!), you may be surprised that it hasn't always been such a huge deal for teens.

Prom is derived from the term "promenade" -- which was the presentation and display of guests at the beginning of a formal event. Though proms weren't mentioned in school yearbooks until the 1930's or 1940's, it is believed that they started in the late 1800's when universities held coed banquets for graduating students.

Prom has come a long way since then, and is now pretty much the defining moment in a young teen's life. Originally inspired by debutante balls, an invitation to an early prom would call for your "Sunday best," and girls rarely went out to buy something new. It was known as a "tea dance" and wasn't the elaborate event that it is today.

In the 1920's and 30's, the Great Depression caused a drop in attendance to proms and other events like it, and the apparel the high schoolers chose was more casual party clothes. An economic boom in the 1950's, however, caused a boom in the prom dress industry as well! This was when girls began going out on special shopping trips for the perfect dress and shoes, and wore elaborate ball gowns with full skirts. Schools could also afford to take prom to ballrooms and hotels, rather than simply the school gym.

Fun fact: In 1975, President Ford's daughter Susan held her senior prom at the greatest venue ever -- the White House!

The 1980's was the decade in which Prom truly exploded into the larger-than-life event it is today, and as Prom got more elaborate, so did the dresses. Girls searched for the most glamorous designer gowns they could get their hands on, as it was going to be one of the biggest night of their lives to date.

Today, Prom seems to be more about the individual. It is still a huge night for teens across the country, but more so than wearing a typical dress or even similar styles, girls wear all sorts of lengths, styles, and colors. In the past few years, this event has become such a glam occasion that families will spend between $1000-$2000 on the dress, shoes, limousine, dinner and more.

The prom, like apple pie and cowboys is firmly fixed as a pop culture part of everything Americana. Prom scenes from cheesy (but let’s face it, sick) '80s movies like Valley Girl or Pretty in Pink, with their big hair and even bigger prom dresses, along with the obligatory gallons of glitter, fruit-punch and ill-fitting tuxedos all spring to mind.

Proms were inspired by the more formal ‘Debutante Ball’. In America the ‘Debutante Ball’ was the formal introduction of a girl from a prestigious family into polite society. In the United Kingdom the formal ‘Debutante Ball’ once heralded the beginning of the social season. It was a chance for the British aristocracy’s most eligible daughters and sons to meet and make important social connections, in the presence of royalty of course. 1958 signalled the final decline of this formal ceremony when the monarchy stopped attending the balls.

1950's Prom Queens:

In the 1950’s the prom sky-rocketed in popularity alongside the rise of America’s booming youth culture, high school seniors and juniors were all eager to get a piece of the dance hall action. Classic attire worn for a 1950’s prom dance would have been paired down versions of Dior’s iconic ‘new look’; a bell-shaped, frothy and colourful gown.

The prom is now a permanent rite of passage for sixth formers, high school seniors and secondary school leavers alike. That one special night of drunken debauchery in fancy clothes and even fancier limousines, and even if after one to many Jagerbombs there are a few scenes missing you’ll have all of those lovely awkward photographs forever and ever.

Prom Dresses Salmon Recipes Oven With Sauce Grilled Easy For Christmas Pinoy Healthy With Rice Pan Indian Style Photos

Prom Dresses Salmon Recipes Oven With Sauce Grilled Easy For Christmas Pinoy Healthy With Rice Pan Indian Style Photos

Prom Dresses Salmon Recipes Oven With Sauce Grilled Easy For Christmas Pinoy Healthy With Rice Pan Indian Style Photos

Prom Dresses Salmon Recipes Oven With Sauce Grilled Easy For Christmas Pinoy Healthy With Rice Pan Indian Style Photos

Prom Dresses Salmon Recipes Oven With Sauce Grilled Easy For Christmas Pinoy Healthy With Rice Pan Indian Style Photos

Prom Dresses Salmon Recipes Oven With Sauce Grilled Easy For Christmas Pinoy Healthy With Rice Pan Indian Style Photos

Prom Dresses Salmon Recipes Oven With Sauce Grilled Easy For Christmas Pinoy Healthy With Rice Pan Indian Style Photos

Prom Dresses Salmon Recipes Oven With Sauce Grilled Easy For Christmas Pinoy Healthy With Rice Pan Indian Style Photos

Prom Dresses Salmon Recipes Oven With Sauce Grilled Easy For Christmas Pinoy Healthy With Rice Pan Indian Style Photos

Prom Dresses Salmon Recipes Oven With Sauce Grilled Easy For Christmas Pinoy Healthy With Rice Pan Indian Style Photos

Prom Dresses Salmon Recipes Oven With Sauce Grilled Easy For Christmas Pinoy Healthy With Rice Pan Indian Style Photos