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In 1988, '89, and '90, which are the three years I attended proms at my school (my boyfriend's senior, and my junior and my senior, and not counting the proms I attended with friends at other schools) I wore black cocktail dresses to each one. At the time, I had a hard time convincing the school administration to allow me to attend in the dresses I chose, since in the late '80s, short tight black adult dresses were not the prom attire of choice. My mom went to bat for me, and I got to wear them. Admittedly, they didn't show as much flesh as those dresses.... the most revealing of them was similar to #8 of the dresses in question.... but it was bias cut at the neckline and the hemline, with the fringe.
I also already had the reputation to go with the dresses, too.... *shrugs* I don't know what I'd do if my own (hypothetical) daughter wanted to wear one, but I'd like to think I wouldn't be a hypocrite. Meh, good thing I don't have (or ever will have) kids, I guess. *grins*
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