prom dresses

Senior dance attire

Prom dresses are formal gowns worn by young women to prom, the semiformal dance held at American high schools, typically for juniors or seniors.

The dresses tend toward the elaborate—floor-length, often sparkly or brightly colored—and shopping for one is treated as a significant rite of passage: She tried on dozens of prom dresses before finding the right one.

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