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Do You Remember Your Prom Dress

Abby1967 — Wed, 05 Mar 2014 22:23:10 GMT

Do you remember your prom dress Mine was pink and lace

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Burnsite — Wed, 05 Mar 2014 22:42:06 GMT

My prom dress was white, with spaghetti straps, appliqued flowers on the A=Line skirt. Tailored with an overlay of tulle.

My mother saw I loved it when were on a trip together into Boston (it was in the window of a then-Boston Dept. store, Jordan Marsh). She bought it as a surprise and had a wrap handmade by a friend who was handy with tulle and a sewing machine.

I was a nerd in high school, though I had a lot of boy-friends (as opposed to boyfriends) who asked me to the prom. But I was dating a boy who was a basketball star at another school, so when we showed up resplendent (he was a gorgeous tall blonde boy; I actually had had my hair done and was wearing makeup), it created a sensation. The nuns ... well, they could be crabby as teachers, but I have never seen such beaming good will from a group of people. (The nuns had the privilege of seeing the kids who had grown up under their tutelage first at the prom. At my Catholic highschool, we entered through the convent.)

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tansy — Wed, 05 Mar 2014 22:46:15 GMT

I didn't go to prom. It was right at the tip of prom not being cool and the start of hippiedom (lol that was accepted by spell check). I did not want to go with the first boy who asked me and then it didn't feel right to accept other invites...shrug.

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CardinalGirl — Wed, 05 Mar 2014 22:50:06 GMT

I was a vision in apricot polyester for my Junior Prom. LOL! Hey--it was 1877 and polyester was IN. I got married on prom day my senior year and skipped it. What a mistake. I knew I should have gone to prom.

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hyacinth003 — Wed, 05 Mar 2014 22:51:35 GMT

I remember it well!

It was floor length, yellow, with white dotted-Swiss overlay. It had a forest green ribbon at the empire waist, with daisies trailing down the ribbon.

It had puffed sleeves. My mother took me shopping for it.

It was beautiful, and I felt beautiful in it!

Hyacinth

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Suziepeach — Wed, 05 Mar 2014 22:52:04 GMT

On 3/5/2014 CardinalGirl_ said:
I was a vision in apricot polyester for my Junior Prom. LOL! Hey--it was 1877 and polyester was IN. I got married on prom day my senior year and skipped it. What a mistake. I knew I should have gone to prom.

1877? WOW, CardinalGirl.. you looking good!!!

tansy, I didn't go to prom either.

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tansy — Wed, 05 Mar 2014 22:52:27 GMT

On 3/5/2014 CardinalGirl_ said:
I was a vision in apricot polyester for my Junior Prom. LOL! Hey--it was 1877 and polyester was IN. I got married on prom day my senior year and skipped it. What a mistake. I knew I should have gone to prom.

OH MY! 1877! I'm sorry for laughing that you should have gone to your senior prom

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shesallthat — Wed, 05 Mar 2014 22:53:41 GMT

yes i do. it wasn't that many moons ago as my mom loves to say!

i still have the prom pics and my boys love to see me and their dad. it was my senior prom.

it was a gorgeous white dress with black details.

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Suziepeach — Wed, 05 Mar 2014 22:55:18 GMT

On 3/5/2014 tansy said:
On 3/5/2014 CardinalGirl_ said:
I was a vision in apricot polyester for my Junior Prom. LOL! Hey--it was 1877 and polyester was IN. I got married on prom day my senior year and skipped it. What a mistake. I knew I should have gone to prom.

OH MY! 1877! I'm sorry for laughing that you should have gone to your senior prom

That should be senior prom!

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MickD — Wed, 05 Mar 2014 22:56:18 GMT

Yes.

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QueenDanceALot — Wed, 05 Mar 2014 23:00:44 GMT

Mine was a white chiffon number with some pink ribbon detail at the empire waist.

My hair was up in a big curl poof.

I looked like a wedding cake.

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DoneTryin — Wed, 05 Mar 2014 23:01:07 GMT

Never went to a prom, but I remember a blue dress one of my sisters wore to one of her proms. Dumb, huh?

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Marianne1 — Wed, 05 Mar 2014 23:02:08 GMT

No prom for me.

I did go (with a bunch of non-prom going friends) to see The Exorcist in the movie theater that night instead.

Prom..Exorcist...at least we didn't go to see Carrie!

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luvdoodles — Wed, 05 Mar 2014 23:08:54 GMT

I went to quite a few proms during high school. Several were with just boys my friends and I were friends with. My favorite dress at one prom was an aqua blue with spaghetti straps and I had a nice tan. He ended up being my boyfriend all through high school. His parents thought we were getting to serious and told him he had to break it off with me otherwise they would not help with his college tuition. He did call me after he graduated from college and we went out to dinner, but I was already involved with someone else. We had a special bond. I still wonder how his life turned out. I hope he is happy.

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Deb1010again — Wed, 05 Mar 2014 23:09:15 GMT

On 3/5/2014 Abby1967 said: Do you remember your prom dress Mine was pink and lace

Abby, Were you born in 1967? Because I was and it sounds like our dresses were similar. Mine was pink satin with a lace overlay and tea length.

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chrystaltree — Wed, 05 Mar 2014 23:13:02 GMT

I remember it was blue.

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kittymomNC — Wed, 05 Mar 2014 23:20:13 GMT

Many, many, MANY years ago, but I still have it in my attic. I had it made by a sweet Japanese girl a friend of mine knew - I picked out a bridal gown in a magazine, drew in a different style top, and took it to her. She measured me, made a pattern, and told me how much fabric to buy. (It was cheaper then to have someone make it than to buy one-I think she charged me about $20.00 -that was in the days when a hot new car only cost $3,000!) This young girl was amazing--Had one fitting prior to final dress and it was exactly what I wanted-top was sleeveless, of course, with scoop neck, lace over cream colored satin, a slight V into the front of the skirt, and the plain cream satin skirt just flowed (not big and billowy). I thought it was so elegant-I wasn't into the big poofy bouffant skirts that were the style back then-or the strapless look - I was very thin so we won't say why I couldn't pull that off very well! I still think it's beautiful over 50 years later!

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Preds — Wed, 05 Mar 2014 23:23:59 GMT

My prom I wore a pink dress that a boyfriend picked out. He broke up with me and I went with someone else. His "new girlfriend" had on the same dress in white that night. He picked hers out, too. She broke up with him that night. She and I were adorable.

My ex's husbands prom I wore a strapless dress. I danced my boobies right out of my bra. Thank goodness I was dancing with a female friend at the time and she told me.

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Lila Belle — Wed, 05 Mar 2014 23:29:33 GMT

My dress was a sort of shimmery gold and short. I loved it.

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lulu2 — Wed, 05 Mar 2014 23:33:10 GMT

Of course I do.