my dress was only $75. It was a silky/purple material and had a flower pin thing in the middle. I didnt love it but it was an okay dress. If i could do it again I would go for a midnight blue one i saw at the store.

we didn't have formals/proms at my school, our big dress up things were deb balls [i went as a guest to 4, which was better than actually doing it because i could wear whatever i wanted rather than a white dress]:



going to a deb ball when i was about 16 wearing a blue corset top & this amazing black ballgown type skirt that you can't really see properly. ignore the red hair.

and graduation. i had an awesome dress for graduation but i don't think i have any photos on the computer. it was a-line & strapless & it was a plum kind of colour with a see-through black layer over the top. it cost some ridiculous amount.

I wore a great vintage long empire waist dress, it was black, and lovely! Don't have any pics though

yeah i know. but i pulled out my formal dress a few months ago to look at it, and it was just so depressing. $500 for something i'll never wear again, unless by sheer luck i get invited to some massive event. which is really unlikely.

i could have gone with something practical but nooo i had to have a big pink ballgown

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i didn't go to mine but i wish i had if only so i could dress up all pretty. i like dressing up.

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year 11 prom - polkadot prom dress, i think it only cost about £25. with 4" black dainty mary jaynes and pearls
year 12 - black cocktail layered dress from tk maxx for £17!
year 13 christmas prom - french connection plain strapless corset style dress. this is the best one ever. again, only cost me about £20 from t'maxx
year 13 spring prom - pale green and cream lace karen millen dress. i was too fat for this but lived in denial anyway and wore it

i've got photos of all of those on the computer somewhere but i always go to the pub before proms and turn up wankered, so i look really stupid in all of the photos.

my prom dress was plain black and floor length with tiny straps, but i accessorised it to the max with elbow-length gloves and massive earrings.

i have no photos of it though. none at all. my camera got nicked a couple of weeks later at another leavers party. so i lost the photos of me with my LEGEND of an english teacher pretending to be james bond.

sooz - i was fairly pissed before i got there too. as a result of which, i nearly set fire to one of my teachers with a cigarette, made a complete arse of myself doing a dance we made up when we were 14, and insulted a girl in the year below me who was working in the hotel where the prom was. way to make a dignified exit from my school career.

yeah that about sums it up.

i can't even talk about my year 11 prom its so painful.
i think we've all done it though. one of my friends spent a good 4 1/2 minutes with her left boob out, because everyone was too scared to say anything.
someone in the year below drank so much that he actually shit himself in a rented suit. that was hilarious. we now compare any cringe worthy moment to that. nothing comes as close.

hahahaa noooo that's terrible. ok, I feel better now.

i was in the mint green (tip, wear a bra and get someone to lace you very very tightly in if your dress is like mine!).. my dress was beautiful at the beginning of the evening but as i lost weight and my boobns shurunk lol, it looked a bit shit. to be honest, i hated my prom with a vengence but was glad i went! for my last ball (this year in may), i managed to buy a gorgeous wrap dress from river island for £20 with student discount! it is stunning and i still wear it!
here's a very blurred pic of my prom dress at the beginning!


i wore some stunny KG shoes.. that matched the dress perfectly and were just beautiful. my hair was a disaster (less is more!), went to hairdressers, they put hot rollers in, the curls just fell out so my friend plastered my hair to my head with hairspray, then i just washed it and let it dry naturally and it was ok lol! my make up was done by a professional but i would recommend using as few products as is ok for you.. oi saw so many people covered in mskeup that had run all down thier faces! bring a lipgloss, use a lovely perfume and you'll feel great!
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Hey i took all your advice! Your dress was a lovely colour, I like that colour very much. Thankyou!

mine is coming up soon aswell. i went dress shopping a couple of times and i just felt stupid in a dress, not me at all. so i decided to buy a suit. not a butch suit but a really feminine suit. only cost $450 and i can wear again and again. i get it off lay-by on saturday im doing my make up myself and my friend (who is a hairdresser) is doing my hair for me so im getting out of it pretty cheaply. some of the girls have spent over $1000 on dress/hair/make-up/shoes/transport etc and i think its ridiculous for one night. where is yours going to be? mine is at the river room at southbank

mine was in the sofotel above central station, friday night.
i've never met a local on kittyradio! what part of brisbane etc are you from??? your suit idea sounds cool, id never get away with it because well id look like a butch. i bet you'll look nice

I went as a guest to my friends debs. I'm on the left in the black & white striped dress, *Band Aid* Bronny is pretty in pink on the far right.
circa 03-04ish.

oh i like that dress! there was one like that at ours.
you guys look nice.

ohhh look at us! we're so young! it was 2003. look at my hair!! and mick's hair!

I considered wearing a suit for my ball but I think I would have embarassed my boyfriend by "making a statement". But I think a nicely tailored, really sharp one would have looked killer. With some heels and perhaps a top hat? Everyone would remember you.

Junior Prom- Nicole Miller pink back less dress with criss cross straps, Michael Kors Black stilletto nightmare sandals... my drunken imbecile friend tackled me into the parking lot dirt.

Senior prom-A much cheaper dress which looked even prettier same shoes. I can't believe I went so crazy for Junior Prom. It was ridiculous. But Then, one girl was wearing a Versace gown so...