Promenade in the prom This year, it is possible to be pretty in something but pink

Keep away from one point this prom season: Pink. That is certainly, unless you're wearing a ballerina-inspired high and low prom dresses .

Apart from this stipulation, every little thing else is in.

"It's so eclectic," stated Karen Tina Harrison, the style and beauty editor of one's Prom magazine.

This "anything goes" attitude means girls might be wearing strapless sequined dresses with slits, flapper types with fringes, fairy tale-inspired ruffled gowns, and tank dresses with feather boa hems. An upcoming Seventeen magazine style show will even match motorcycle jackets and boots with prom dresses. And, not surprisingly, there might be pink --and baby blue -- ballerina dresses, using a tight bodice and also a tulle skirt of netting and sheer.

This year's preferred designs are a lot more feminine than final year's, said Wendy Lanham, the merchandising editor of Seventeen.

Lengths will hop up and down, though some are nonetheless favored. "I'm seeing loads of dance lengths, just above the ankle," mentioned Ms. Harrison. "Some are caught up on one side, displaying more leg than you'd think."

Sequins -- some the size of dimes -- will dazzle numerous a date. Seek out sequins scrolling on collars and swirling about bodices. These plastic disks will also show up on black and electric-colored tank dresses and jackets, Ms. Lanham said.

Expect to view plenty of black around the dance floor, along with vibrant "crayon" colors like royal blue, fuchsia, red, purple and green and gold and silver metallics. And white, if it is updated with sequins, continues to be a classic, Ms. Harrison stated. Pastels, though, are on the way out, she stated.

While this year's dress styles never forge a brand new style frontier, Ms. Harrison mentioned, accessories are where you will locate anything new. Fish-net stockings -- with quick, complete skirts -- and Hermes-style print scarves have emerged for the daring, she stated. Sequined headbands, large and colorful pearls, rhinestone belts, and chiffon and tulle wraps are new extras that may spice up a tight tank dress, Ms. Lanham added. More standard accessories involve elbow-length stretch gloves -- this time with clunky rings worn outdoors -- jeweled or sequined handbags, and dyed-to-match shoes, Ms. Harrison stated.

This year, mules -- the shoe with no back -- have attracted the most interest, Ms. Lanham stated. Using a short ballerina party dress in pink or blue, this may perhaps mean a low- or flat-heeled mule in silver, she said.

The final accessory, stated Ms. Harrison, is "Major Earrings." The dangling sorts that in some cases skim the shoulder would be the most well known, with matte medal getting the hippest and most current material, she said.

When it's all more than, girls really should count on to spend at the least $100 for their prom dresses, not like accessories, Ms. Harrison stated.