Wednesday, March 19, 2008

Flowers and Prom

Trendinista's post on flower hair pieces got me thinking about my Senior Prom.

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I remember my Senior Prom like it was last year, oh wait, it was!

Finding the right outfit for Prom can seem like a never ending process! But, if you know your body figure and you know what you want, it should be easy, right? Haha... no. Shopping for anything, especially Prom, is darn near hard! It takes patience and determination. Don't ever settle for the 'okay' dress. For me, I took a different route. My Prom outfit was a high-neck nectarine/tangerine halter top from Arden B. and a long silky black skirt from Tadashi--can you say trick-or-treatttt? Well, whatever your Prom outfit be, make sure YOU stand out, because that's what it's all about, right?

To my older readers, do you remember your Prom?

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23 comments:

  1. Style On TrackMarch 19, 2008 at 10:31 PM

    Hello miss Dara :)
    I agree completly with what you wrote about finding that perfect dress, if only I had your advice when i was in high school. I agree 100% with standing out and dont settle for second best, you need to feel like a princess on the day :D

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  2. etoilee8March 19, 2008 at 11:49 PM

    You look ravishing in orange. It is truly your colour! I remember my prom like it was last year too (it was actually YEARS ago). I begged and whined for my BCBG dress. It was my birthday, I didn't have a date and I needed to look fabulous. It's still something I could probably sport to a formal event even today.

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  3. AnonymousMarch 20, 2008 at 12:30 AM

    You totally rocked that flower!!

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  4. sarayMarch 20, 2008 at 4:24 AM

    you rock the flower...

    my prom is next year :D
    can't wait :)

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  5. AnaMarch 20, 2008 at 6:21 AM

    You look fabulous in orange! I havent had my prom yet.

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  6. Nuvany Nice` All things Indie Fashion, Art, Giveaways support inide artistsMarch 20, 2008 at 6:27 AM

    awww I didn't go to prom, I went to nyc for the first-time ever instead...I wish I would have had the experience though! Hey, my mom is african american from queens and my dad is Igbo :), them met in spain...I know krazy! I luv meeting new naija gyals email me at nuvanynice@gmail.com!

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  7. laraMarch 20, 2008 at 7:00 AM

    Orange looks great on you and the flower is really cute :)
    We don't have a prom here , only something similar but it isn't that big... :( -Unfortunately!

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  8. AnonymousMarch 20, 2008 at 7:55 AM

    Proms didn't exist in the UK when I left high school...

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  9. IñakiMarch 20, 2008 at 8:40 AM

    You look fab in that colour!

    xx

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  10. AnonymousMarch 20, 2008 at 12:14 PM

    We don't have prom in Singapore either! Unless you count wannabe-grad nites *shudders* My secondary school grad night was horrendously fashion blaaah.

    But excuse us because we were 15-year-old fashion idiots who were only familiar with the school uniforms -__-.

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  11. Ella GregoryMarch 20, 2008 at 3:26 PM

    I wore vintage to my prom and didn't realise it had stains all over it until I stepped out of the VW 60's campervan I went there in

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  12. AsianCajunsMarch 20, 2008 at 6:09 PM

    You look gorgeous! That color looks great on you.

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  13. ediotMarch 20, 2008 at 7:42 PM

    i haven't really been to a big prom.. it's not as big in norway as in USA:. you look really cute in the picture!

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  14. Fashion TidbitsMarch 21, 2008 at 2:21 AM

    that orange colour looks fab on you!

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  15. AnonymousMarch 21, 2008 at 8:08 AM

    I love that dress you wore for prom... that shade of orange is perfect on you!

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  16. Economy of StyleMarch 21, 2008 at 11:55 AM

    Your look is brilliant! I LOVE it!

    I won't even share all my disaster prom details. Let's just say that I was in St.Kitts and my fabulous dress that was being shipped from NYC never made it on time, so I had to find one at the last minute.

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  17. AnonymousMarch 21, 2008 at 2:09 PM

    You look amazing in that color and the flower is a sweet touch.

    I do remember my prom. It was the only formal I went to, I wore a black satin slip dress and drove my mom's jeep to the Space Needle where it was held. Pure cheese.

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  18. BocadeloboMarch 21, 2008 at 5:19 PM

    seems like that's ur color
    have a great day!

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  19. AnonymousMarch 21, 2008 at 6:41 PM

    You look fabulous in orange!! I remember my prom, I think it's something you never forget. I wore an off white twenties style dress that I had a dressmaker copy from a picture in a book of old Vogue covers, and it had a big shiny gold sash. Sounds rather awful now, but that was back in 1986!

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  20. BocadeloboMarch 21, 2008 at 7:04 PM

    thanks!
    i love how u looking with that dreess
    about the shirt
    i made it :)

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  21. LysMarch 25, 2008 at 10:18 PM

    Now that outfit is GORG!!! Utterly chic!

    My prom outfit - ugh - gold/black flowy puffy (it was '88) and just blah. The next year was more me - streamlined, with rhinestones ('89) and I went with a friend not a boyfriend - that was a blast.

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  22. LysMarch 25, 2008 at 10:18 PM

    Now that outfit is GORG!!! Utterly chic!

    My prom outfit - ugh - gold/black flowy puffy (it was '88) and just blah. The next year was more me - streamlined, with rhinestones ('89) and I went with a friend not a boyfriend - that was a blast.

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  23. bronwynMarch 8, 2010 at 12:44 AM

    You look fabulous in orange!! I remember my prom, I think it's something you never forget. I wore an off white twenties style dress that I had a dressmaker copy from a picture in a book of old Vogue covers, and it had a big shiny gold sash. Sounds rather awful now, but that was back in 1986!

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