It’s More Than Just a Prom Dress

The fashion superstars at David’s Prom explain how your prom dress can live long after the big dance.

Your special prom night may have come to an end, but don’t throw your prom dress in the rear of your closet just yet. You may be off to college now, but you can still get a great deal of use out of your prom dress while on campus. College life can be crazy and keeping a dress on hand for the many social affairs that make up your daily college life can be more than just convenient. Let’s explore just some of the many reasons why your prom dress should be part of your college attire.

Prom dresses can easily be used as a

• A sorority/ fraternity semi-formal or formal dress
• A dress for a fellow college student's wedding
• The best cocktail dress for any collegetown event or party

Your Prom Dress becomes your Sorority Formal or Semi-Formal Dress:

At each college or university, sorority sisters can expose young students to new friends, campus connections, and community involvement. Many female students join the Greek system every year to participate in these happenings. One of the best parts of sorority life is the many formals, semi-formals and social events the group regularly hosts. While formals are full with friends, food and fun, they can be cost intensive. College students rarely have extra spending cash, and a previously worn prom dress is a great way to cut down on costs and still look fabulous. Even if you no longer care for the dress you wore on prom night, prom dresses can serve as a bargaining piece for a friend’s outfit. Girls are notorious for switching, swapping and exchanging clothing among friends and peers. Prom dresses are always a popular item to share with friends and roommates.

Even if you are not planning on joining a sorority, there are many other opportunities to make your old prom dress new again. You may be asked to another organization’s formal by friends in fraternities, ROTC, or other organizations. Always being prepared with an old prom dress can take the stress out of any last minute formal invitation.

From Old Prom Dress to Wedding Guest:

In the college social network there are many different opportunities to meet new people, from diverse backgrounds and age groups. These new interactions can lead to lasting friendships that will continue after schooling has ended. The next time you find yourself being back together again with all your college friends will probably be at the next big event for most young people after graduation…their weddings. Weddings are the perfect venue to recycle previously worn prom dresses. An old prom dress is a great outfit to be the talk of the party, but not out shine the bride. There also may be opportunities to attend friends' weddings while in college. If you are attending college far from home, having a prom dress on hand can save you time and effort and relieve you the hassle of finding a new outfit before traveling.

Prom Dress = Beautiful Cocktail Attire

Even if you are not part of any on campus organizations, most colleges offer undergraduates occasions to get together with one another, some which can be formal: campus galas, senior dinners, freshman socials and even their own version of proms. These events allow students, from freshmen to seniors, to be able to dress up, eat, drink, and dance with their friends. For a girl, this creates even another occassion to re-wear her prom dress. With some hip accessories, such as new shoes or jewelry, girls can reinvent their old prom dresses into new and stylish ensembles, perfect for any cocktail party.

What's the Moral of the Story?

Today’s prom dresses have the ability to be used for more than just your prom night. No more are the occassions of polyester and taffeta, that made prom photos from five years ago look prehistoric and embarrassing. With classier cuts and designs, a prom dress can last a woman several seasons and can transform into a variety of different looks with just a simple change of hair style or accessories. So go out and get a prom dress today...it’s a great investment for your future.