| Do you remember your prom night? The best prom | | | | Celebrity dresses and pageant dresses are in fashion, |
| nights are magical and create memories that will last a | | | | but who are the fashionable manufacturers of prom |
| lifetime. In the midst of coming up with ideas for the | | | | dresses? Jovani, Niteline, Alyce, and Marc Bouwer top |
| prom decorating committee and fretting about whether | | | | the list. The hottest prom dresses of the season have |
| or not she'll be asked out by the boy she pines for, | | | | an intoxicating combination: they have some design |
| one central issue stands apart from the rest: What will | | | | elements that are revealing, while other design |
| she wear? Shopping for prom dresses and deciding | | | | elements have more decorum. For example, the front |
| from among the best prospects can take weeks, if | | | | of a taffeta gown might be deceptively simple, with a |
| not months. For that reason, it's never too soon to | | | | sweetheart bodice and a front slit. The back, however, |
| start shopping for prom dresses. | | | | may be bare with only a crisscross of rhinestones. |
| Although parents may shake their heads in wonder, | | | | Similarly, a silk sating gown may have a halter top with |
| prom dresses can make or break the prom | | | | beaded French netting wrapping the midriff. Circle |
| experience - even more than her prom date (or lack | | | | around, though, and the matching beaded straps cross |
| thereof). This season, girls are looking to re-create the | | | | high on an otherwise bare back. |
| glamour and excitement of the red carpet by wearing | | | | When it comes to colors this season, the palette is |
| dresses just like those seen on celebrities. Dress | | | | virtually limitless. Pale yellows, peaches, and greens are |
| manufacturers keep a keen eye on the awards | | | | in as are the bright fuchsias, turquoises, and reds. Prints |
| ceremonies, where celebs like Beyonce, Kate Hudson, | | | | are even making an appearance, although are |
| Julia Roberts, Keira Knightly, Salma Hayek, and | | | | generally limited to eye-catching white polka dots |
| Charlize Theron glide down the red carpet, nodding to | | | | against a black background, accented with a bright red |
| the paparazzi and creating trends in formal wear. | | | | taffeta sash. |
| The other inspiration for this season's prom dresses | | | | Prom dresses should allow a girl to make a statement |
| can be found in pageant dresses, like those worn at | | | | about her personality. In many ways, prom dresses are |
| the Miss American and Miss USA pageants. | | | | a girl's projection of how she sees herself and the |
| Contestants exude a combination of elegance and | | | | image she wants to project to the world. Although |
| excitement when wearing their pageant dresses. | | | | parents may be tempted to rein her in, it may be the |
| Dress manufacturers re-create that aura when they | | | | time to let her shine. When she's able to choose the |
| design pageant replicas, in the hope that the prom | | | | dress that speaks to her, she's well on her way to |
| dresses will make girls feel as though the tiara awaits | | | | creating those lifetime memories. |
| them on their special nights. | | | | |