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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 »
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The new issue of Teen Prom has Kristin Cavallari on the cover and a gaggle of wretched dresses inside. The most interesting thing about the ads in the magazine? How extremely touchy-feely the female models have been directed to pose with each other. Some ads have male "prom dates" for the girls to stand with, but mostly they're just left to caress one another, drape themselves over each other and hold hands. After the jump, some fairly "friendly" poses, with home-made bubbles spouting poetry by Sappho. (Hey, it's one way to make sure you don't get knocked up on the big night, right?)
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