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more about #prom Devonna: I think they're adorable. I thought I was being cute 15 years ago what with wearing Pumas and all. more » zombie.nancy is a godess of fierce: this reminds me of that *nsync music video for 'its gonna be me' where the boys are dollies at the store & then for live performances, they punche... more » stacyinbean: I think somebody hotboxed Barbie on the right in her Barbie box. I know those eyes. more » Pizza!Pizza!Pizza!: Love it. Wish they were super cool activist teens making a fun-but-decent statement about the packaging of proms, but according to the Daily Mail... t... more » tscheese: Jem Dolls are to Barbie Dolls as most prom-goers were to teenage Tscheese. Bulkier and unable to fit into the tiny little clothes, but ultimately WAY ... more » AthertonMerriweather: Someday we will ache like they ache. more » greengrey: I hope they remembered to put in air holes, otherwise the night might end in tragedy... more » BrutallyHonestBabes (aka Mrs. Sarah.of.a.Lesser.Hobbit): Watch out for my Farrah Fawcett doll! She'll rip your head off and laugh. more » stacyinbean: What exactly was the point of this? I can't see other students being too kind about this... more » tscheese: I was also going to say something insouciant about "OMG BARBIE LEGS NOM NOM NOM NOM NOM" but then I was like, dude, they're SIXTEEN. more » Samanthrax: Stupid. Barbie was blonde. more » CherriSpryte: Um, this is completely and totally awesome. There, I said it. more » hortense: But...why? more » Bunsen Honeydew: This is neat but.... don't these girls have homework or something? more » deitybox: So many questions. To begin with: why is the girl on the right look 11? What is with the apron? When is Mattel suing? What was the point of this, anyway? more » little_engine_that_could: thats an awesome halloween costume that I am totally stealing - with perhaps foot holes so I dont have to be wheeled around all night. more » AJ: But where are their matching, super-sized hairbrushes? more » hatepaperdoll: And they were wheeled there by a Jonas brother and the local blacksmith? more » CalvertMerenda: My private, Christian college in a small town in Nebraska elected an openly gay man as homecoming king, and this isn't making the ten o'clock news... ... more » AuntieBee: My school didn't do Prom, technically, so we didn't have a Queen or a King and my understanding of these roles is mainly based on television and movie... more » -
#kidstoday
Living Dolls
In an epic prom stunt, Sammy Burns and Megan Barton, both 16, were wheeled to the venue in Barbie boxes. It was hot, so the ladies had fans and bottles of water; but apparently Ken was a no-show. [Daily Mail] -
#ataleoftwoproms
When "Tradition" Destroys Progress
The New York Times ran an incredibly frustrating, heartbreaking piece about a segregated prom in Georgia today, which included an audio slide show wherein students and parents voice their opinions on the segregation and "tradition." More » -
#dancedancerecession
Prom Dreams Undimmed By Recession
Another permutation on the lipstick effect? Prom dresses are selling well in the recession. It's not just girls: a Florida shop owner said boys are spending more on tuxes than last year. [New York Times] -
#leftovers
Activists Crushed In Cube For Women's Rights • Mothers Arrested For Trying To Birth Baby Hitlers
• Last Sunday an art installation featuring 20 female performers inside a Plexiglas cube was set up outside St. Mark's Church. The piece is designed to raise awareness about women's issues in North Korea. • More » -
#charitablyminded
Scary Tales
Two FBI employees have been charged with using surveillance equipment to spy on West Virginia teens trying on donated prom gowns as part of Hospice Care's Cinderella Project. Prince Charmings? Not. [Associated Press] -
#dressdrama
The Curious Case Of The Labia Prom Dress
The internet is currently buzzing about this prom dress, which was recently featured on "Light In The Box," a site offering various prom dresses to teenage girls. But I think the internet is overreacting here. More » -
#cinderellas
Prom Dress Charity In South Central Feeling Recession's Pinch
An L.A. organization that matches underprivileged girls with surplus designer dresses and shoes just in time for prom is facing the twin problems of increasing need and decreasing donations this spring. More » -
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#dresstoprogress
17 Year Old Girl Sues, Changes School Policy, And Will Wear Her Tuxedo To Prom
A 17-year-old lesbian in Lebanon, Indiana was all set to go to prom until her principal informed her that the dress code restricted girls from wearing tuxedos, forcing them to wear gowns instead. More » -
#lawsuits
Suited Up
A 17-year-old Indiana student is suing her school for the right to wear a tuxedo to her senior prom. Says her lawyer, dresses "indicate a sexual identity that is not her own." [UPI] -
#ducttape
Sticky Situation
Duct Tape sponsors an annual competition, "Stuck at Prom", in which high school students make duct tape formalwear. The incentive? Scholarship money - and, one presumes, a totally waterproof gown. [Mental-Floss] -
#thedangerouslookforgirls
Prom Season Brings Out The Best In Bad Taste
Ah, can you smell it? Sticky backseats of limos, overpriced steak dinners, cheap corsages, cheaper perfume, and lost virginity: Yes, prom season is among us. (Though to be frank: I went to the prom both years with a gay guy, so my virginity was plenty intact the morning after, but that's another story.) Prom season = prom magazines, so this weekend, I pored over the pages of Teen Vogue's prom issue, the special edition CosmoGirl! Prom, Teen Prom and Your Prom to discover what "trends" they are pushing this season. After the jump, prepare to be terrified by the best (aka - worst) stories of Prom Season 2008. More »
