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Homecoming Dresses

Graduation or prom night is one of the most important events in a girl's life. It is in fact the first big party she goes to. For this reason she wants to be sure that the homecoming dresses she wears will be the best. When you shop for your special dress you too want it to be perfect.

There are many styles to choose from and if you want it can even be a designer dress. The dress you choose should be uniquely you so that you can not only look your best but feel that you are on cloud nine. After all this is a special day in your life and you should choose a dress that is equally special.

Firstly you should consider what sort of look you want to put across. Do you want a short sexy look or a more refined formal long gown? The style will also depend on who you are and what looks best on you. A dress that looks good on your favorite celebrity or dress simple even on your best friend may not necessarily look good on you.

You can go to your local homecoming dresses store and try on some styles that you like. In this way you will be able to see how different styles look on you. you can then search on the Internet for the best styles for you. Searching for perfect dress may not be as easy as you think, however shopping online does help to make selections easier. You can look up homecoming or graduation dresses in Google and find many websites that come up. They will all have galleries of different styles of dresses. Some will offer standard dresses and others will have a designer section.

When you have chosen the style of homecoming dresses you will want to pay attention to the color. Again different colors will look different on each individual. You will firstly need to take your complexion and color of skin into account. Obviously a dark skinned person will have different colors that compliment her that a fair person. The color and style of a dress is what makes it unique to the wearer.

After you have chosen the homecoming dresses you will then start to have the fun of choosing accessories. The right shoes, purse and jewelry are very important. Not only the color but the style should match the dress. Here you can look at the various trends in accessories on the websites. The beginning of the school year signifies the end of the summer but those cute looking peep toes and pretty shoe styles will still be in fashion. Your purse should not be too big but should match your dress and shoes. Jewelry is very individual and again will depend on the style of the dress and your unique tastes.

Once you have selected your and accessories you will then be all set to enjoy one of the most important events of your life. You can go to the dance with the knowledge that you have bought the best dress. This will give you the confidence to enjoy the event and who knows you may even walk designer girls dresses away with your dream date.

How To Run A Fashion Show For Prom Dresses

A fashion show intended to showcase prom dresses is different from an ordinary high street fashion show. Not only will it take much longer for models to get into their outfits (which rules out quick changes) but the value and delicacy of the items means that a great deal of care needs to be taken.

Timing your show

You need to allow around two minutes per model. This is enough time to walk down the catwalk, pose and walk back down the catwalk.

In terms of back stage timing you need to allow ten minutes for a girl to get a dress on for which she will need at least one helper.

Boys

If you can, its great to have male models accompany your female models down the catwalk. A local hire company may be willing to lend you suits if you give them a call.

Announcer

Ask someone with good presenting skills to compere the show. Their role will be to announce the name of the model and give a commentary about the dress that they are wearing. For example 'This is Amy, she is wearing Bella, one of our pink prom dresses. This dress features stunning genuine crystal beading with a flowing tulle skirt'.

You should provide your compere with a script for each model/dress. This script should be organised in the same running order as the show.

Music

You should choose music which is both popular with the students in the show and appropriate for the occasion. strapless maxi dresses Pay attention to the bpm (beats per minute) of the music. Your models will walk in time to the music and if the beat's too fast they may end up half jogging down the catwalk (ruining your timings!).

Vet all music before hand to ensure that it doesn contain expletives.

Walk Through

It a good idea to have a walk though of your fashion show. While it is common to do a full dress rehearsal (wearing all the outfits), you should think carefully about doing this. Every time a prom dress is handled it runs the risk of being damaged. It is therefore not advisable to do a full dress rehearsal.

Backstage help

You will need at least one person to help when a girl is trying to get into her dress. If you can stagger the girls putting on their dresses then you won't need as many helpers.

You also need a stage manager and an assistant stage manager. Both of these people should have a clipboard with details of the order in which the girls will go down the catwalk.

The stage manager stands in the wings and is responsible for ensuring that the right people go on stage at the right time.

It is there responsibility to make sure the girl starts putting the dress on in time and to make sure she is down in time. They need to be female so they can go into changing rooms.

Changing rooms

Ideally you need two rooms close to the stage. At least one needs to ensure privacy.

As prom dresses are worth hundreds of pounds each it is important to ensure they will not get damaged in the course of a fashion show.

One way to ensure that this doesn't happen is by ensuring that no food, drink or make up is allowed into the changing rooms. Only the girls themselves and people helping them to get ready should be allowed in the changing room.

Ask girls to take responsibility for dresses

Begin by explaining to the girls involved that they will be personally responsible for taking care of their dresses. Each girl should formally 'sign out' the dress when she takes it off the rack. At the end of the show, someone needs to be appointed to check the dresses back on to the rail. A girl's name should only be checked off the list when they have brought their dress back.

Enjoy it!

Running a fashion show can be great fun so finally, have a great time!