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How To Pick the Perfect Prom Dress!

Provided by the Journal & Courier
By TAYA FLORES - tflores@journalandcourier.com

If you’re looking for the perfect dress for this year’s prom, Phyllis Brasch Librach, president and founder of Sydney’s Closet, an online specialty retailer and a retail store, has some trend advice for you.

10 top fashion trends for Prom 2008

1. Keep on shining: The metallic trend sparkles with shimmer fabrics in gold, silver, and fresh colors such as raspberry.
2. Gem of a color: Dresses drenched in deep rich hues such as emerald green, amethyst and sapphire add richness and sophistication to any prom dress.
3. Pass on the pastels: Pastels are passe, what’s in are bright colors such as fuchsia, turquoise, and sunset orange.
4. Show off your curves: The form-fitting mermaid dress is still a trend. It hugs the body and tapers to the knee where it blooms into a skirt at the bottom.
5. Pleats please: A very new trend, with lots of folds in the fabric.
6. Hello Hollywood: Say hello to celebrity-inspired dresses.
7. Prints charming: Playful polka dots and bold prints offer a sophisticated look for the teenage girl who has the confidence to stand out in a crowd.
8. Short and sweet: Cocktail-length fun and flirty dresses.
9. Details that dazzle: Beads and metallic embellishments.
10. Back and forth: Dresses that look sexy coming and going with plunging necklines and low backs.
Prom shoes:
1. Sexy peep toe pumps, dressed up with glitter in gold, silver or multi-color for a vintage glam look borrowed from the 1940s pin-up girl.
2. Metallic flats worn with long dresses.