Prom in 2002: Frosted Eye Shadows and Spaghetti-Strap Slip Dresses

Dig out your blue eyeshadow, your body glitter and your Aqua Net, because it’s time for PROM WEEK on Pictorial.
Gaze Into the Polyester Soul of the '70s, Via the Fall/Winter 1977 JC Penney Catalog
It’s difficult to really get your head around a moment in time that’s not your own. Even with a deep knowledge of the dry facts and figures of history, and even with a period as recent as the 1970s. Fortunately, we have the Fall/Winter 1977 edition of the JC Penney catalog, which really conveys the experience.
JC Penney's Drunk Super Bowl Tweet Stunt Was All About 'Narrative'
Last night, JC Penney confounded everyone who follows mid-priced retailers online with a series of tweets that seemed like they were coming from a rambling drunk person. But just like The Village, there's a terrible, totally predictable plot twist that will make you roll your eyes and wish you gone for a nice walk…
JC Penney To Cut 2000 Jobs And Close 33 Stores Across The Country
In a bid to return the retailer back to profitability, JC Penney announced that it will cut as many as 2,000 jobs and close 33 under performing stores.
Your Favorite Stores Aren't Signing the Bangladesh Safety Act
Labor groups urged massive clothing retailers including Gap and Wal-Mart to sign an international pact this week that would solidify safety standards and send a clear message that big brand names won't allow another easily preventable tragedy like last month's factory collapse in Bangladesh, which killed over 1,000…
JCPenney Had to Dial Back Its Haircut Giveaway Because It Was Working Too Well
Members of JCPenney's marketing team all put their thinking caps on this summer and decided that a great way to trap people in their stores and cajole them into buying pantsuits or sweatshirts was to offer free back-to-school haircuts to kids. CEO Ron Johnson, however, soon discovered that free back-to-school haircuts…
Homophobic 'Protest' from One Million Moms Actually Boosting JC Penney's Reputation
When JC Penney hired noted gay lesbian homosexual Ellen Degeneres as its spokesperson, a homophobic group called One Million Moms fired back by calling for a massive boycott of the department store chain. Rather than dismiss Degeneres, JCP doubled down and featured in the pages of its May catalog a couple of happy…
Irrelevant Homophobes Newly Enraged Over JC Penney Ad Showing Lesbian Couple Being Happy
One Million Moms, a hateful collective of a few thousand insufferable busybodies, has once again called for its members to break out the torches and pitchforks and attack JC Penney. At issue is a single page in the department store chain's May catalog that depicts a lesbian couple doing horrible, abominable things…
Ellen Notches a Win Over One Million Bigoted Moms
The leader of the pearl-clutching "pro-family advocacy" group One Million Moms has reluctantly ended its boycott of JCPenney after the retailer (under pressure from a social media furor and GLAAD) stood by its decision to appoint Ellen DeGeneres as its spokesperson.
JCPenney Goes For Broke With Remarkably Dumb, Sexist Ad
Oh, J.C. Penney, you need some help, don't you? First, with that ridiculous "Too Pretty for Homework" t-shirt and now with this insanely misguided commercial. It might—might—be excusable to use a bikini-clad Phoebe Cates (from 1982, wtf?!) to sell your men's dress shirts if it made ANY SENSE WHATSOEVER. But it…
JCPenney's 'Too Pretty For Homework' Shirt Is A Steal At $9.99 [UPDATED]
Just in time for back-to-school, JCPenney is selling a girls' shirt emblazoned with the slogan, "I'm too pretty to do HOMEWORK, so my brother has to do it for me." Isn't that a nice, positive message to send to girls aged 7-16? (And on sale, no less — destroying your daughter's self-esteem previously set you back…
Naomi Campbell Returns To Court, Her Home Away From Home
- Naomi Campbell's lawsuit with ex-agent Carol White is still rumbling. White, who claims Campbell stiffed her on royalties for a perfume called "Naomi Campbell Cat Deluxe With Kisses," says she has evidence that Campbell's lawyer and manager perjured themselves. [WWD]
Lady Gaga And Her Meat Dress Top 2010 Fashion "Moments"
- Lady Gaga's meat dress was named the top fashion moment of 2010 by the sartorial sages at Time, closely followed by M.I.A.'s burqa, and Venus Williams' lingerie-inspired French Open get-up. Let's discuss. [Time]
Tell Us Your Black Friday Horror Stories (Or, This One Time I Threw Up In A Macy's)
It's 11:30. Normal folks are stirring from their post-Thanksgiving comas and maybe thinking about taking something for that hangover. A strange breed of early-early-ante-meridiem bargain-hunters, however, is surfing a warm accretionary haze, Sam's Club breakfasts and $99.99 tennis bracelets acquired.
Valentino Collection For Gap Is A Big, Ruffled Mess
- A tragic explosion at a ruffle factory in rural Italy led to the release of the complete khaki hideosity that is the Valentino for Gap collection. Ruffled jackets, ruffled hoodies, ruffled t-shirts, and ruffled cargo pants are included. [Daily Mail]
