Prom Night may be the most
important night in a teenager’s life. Whether or not you are
ending the high school, you must have dreamt about the night
when you would look like Prince and Princesses and would
formally enter into the category of adults. Although prom has
always been a special part of a person’s life, it didn’t create
much of a stir until some time back. Today the preparation for
the prom starts right from when you enter the junior high. And
not without good reason. Who wouldn’t want to look their best in
one of their best nights? It is especially important for girls,
as they have to make the fashion statement and dazzle people,
more than the boys. So instead of leaving up to the end, start
preparing in advance to be able to look your best. The most
important preparation for prom for a girl is getting a prom
dress. As a prom dress, can rightly make or break your night. It
is easy to get a prom dress that matches your individual style
and also go with the trend making you look like a fairy, all you
need is some tricks. Below are given the latest trends of
prom
dresses
for 2010. Browse through the following pointers and match your
personal style with it. So what are you waiting for? Go on,
explore for yourself, and get ready to hog all the attention and
spread your magical spark.
Prom Dress
Trends 2010
Little Gold
Dress (LGD)
Give your LBD a break, now is the
turn of LGD that is the little gold dress. The little minis are
back with bang and with a little twist. This year gold is the
“in” color and if you have always been the one fascinated by
gold, happy news for you. The classic little gold dress is the
hottest trend this year and if you want to go to your prom
dressed up in the newest trend, the best bet for you would be to
go to prom decked up in your latest gold dress. However if you
don’t fancy too much gold, but want to dress up in latest trend,
you have the option of dark metallic colors. Moreover, as the
gold color would be a popular choice for the whole of 2010, you
will not have to fear it going out of fashion any time soon. The
best pick for prom dresses 2010 would be from Proenza Schouler,
Calvin
Klein,
Ralph Lauren, Alessandro Dell’Acqua, D&G etc.
Bella Swan
Inspired Prom Dress
Now who wouldn’t like to step into
the shoes of Bella Swan? The pretty lass of the movie Twilight
fulfilled such fantasy of luring the handsomest vampire one can
imagine. Well even if you don’t have Edward Cullen as boyfriend,
you can fulfill the fantasy of at least looking like Bella Swan.
And who knows you might even get crowned prom queen! You could
buy the exact copy of Bella Swan dress from black Diamond Bridal
stores. However, if you want the same pattern but different
colors you can make it customized from any tailoring shop. Go
for chiffon and taffeta, as these are the “in” fabric for 2010.
As the 2010 fashion trend is inspired mostly by nature, the
colors which you can go for which are also “in” this season are
rose pink, turquoise, sage green, lime and any other shades of
yellow, lavender etc.
Strapless
And Halter Dresses
If you have always wanted to look
like a celebrity, it is time to fulfill your dreams. Although
Hollywood has always inspired the runway fashion, this year
around the trend is heavily inspired from the golden era of
Hollywood and is very feminine and chic and you can easily wear
it to your prom. While the last year was all about, off-shoulder
dresses, this year has come with halter necked and strapless
dresses. Strapless dresses help in accentuating your facial
features and suits any type of body. Halter neck dresses are a
salvation for the girls with plus size or with heavy upper. For
a dramatic look, pair these dresses with gloves and pocketbook.
You can wear gold or silver halter styled gown.
Tea-Length,
Knee Length And Miniskirts
While the long flowing dress
provides you a mature look, a short dress gives you a baby doll
appearance. So if you dig a cute, sexy look you can go for a
short length dresses which are in much vogue this year as
compared to last year. You have different options too in short
flirty dresses. You could go for tea-length, knee length, and
even miniskirts. The best part about this year’s trend is that
it caters to one and all’s taste. If you are among those who
want to go for subtle and simple style, you have the option of
chiffon in lavender, rose pink, lime and sage green. However, if
you want to go for something different and don’t mind
experimenting, you can go for bold figural prints and animal
prints.
Dress
Ruffles
One other trend, which saw the
models walking on the ramp, was in the dresses with ruffles.
Almost all the designers brought out their designs with ruffles.
The best part about ruffles is that it can be worn in many ways
and give you the desired results. If you want a chic and
feminine look, all you need to do is to choose the ruffles in
subtle colors and soft fabric. However, if you want a tough and
dramatic look, you can pair the dress with leather boots and
metallic
jewelry
.
In addition, if you have small breasts, you can give an
appearance of bigger busts by having the ruffles along the bust
line. To give yourself a flirty look, wear the ruffles around
your waist. Choose your style and emphasize it with ruffles.
Bubble Hem
It is
a classic trend this year and if you want to give yourself a
casual appearance, there would be no other option than bubble
hem dress. It has been on runway in all the Autumn/Winter and
Summer/Spring collection and fashion gurus predict that bubble
hem will reign supreme in 2010. It can be worn as a dress or can
be paired up with jeans. Wear it in floral pattern or wear it in
plain white, ash, or lavender color. Remember that dark colored
dresses looks more expensive than the light colored ones.
Low Back
And “X” Back Prom Dresses
If you have a bod to show off then
you could also go for a red carpet look of low back or X-shaped
back prom dresses. It will not only make you look like a
celebrity but might even fetch you prom queen crown. These long
flowing dresses in chiffon, georgette, or silk in yellow,
strawberry, cherry red, floral prints etc will make a good
option for a prom dress. Sequins, brooches etc make for good
embellishment with the dress.
Polka Dots
Prom Dresses
Think of polka dotted dress as
old-fashioned. Think again. The polka dotted dresses are a rage
in this season. However, you need to be very careful while you
are choosing a polka-dotted dresses. A little OTT(over the top)
can make you look stupid instead of sexy. So unless you are very
sure that you would manage to pull the dress off gracefully,
don’t opt for polka dots prom dresses.
Mermaid Styled Prom Dresses
Wow! The Little
Mermaid! Do you want to go to the prom looking like her, then
opt for mermaid styled prom dresses. It would look very good if
you have a long slender body. However if you don’t own a perfect
body, don’t opt for this type of dress as it may accentuate your
flaws.