Did you go to your prom?
sophmore & junior years- military ball (Jr. ROTC)
senior year prom
What did you wear?
Soph- strapless dress w/ black bodice & blue tafetta bubble hem (I can't believe it's back in style) & blue bolero
Junior - strapless taffetta purple dress with gathered bodice & angled hem
Senior - strapless floorlength red satin dress w/ matching jacket and purse (HATED IT)
& pearls
(is it obvious that I'm partial to strapless dresses?)
Colors?
No special colors for the military balls (sidenote: the guys looked dayum good in those uniforms)
Senior prom- Blue, White and Silver
Were you prom king/queen?
No
Did you go with someone special or friend?
Soph/Junior- the girls went as a group & coupled up with the guys during the ball (the balls were in conjunction with other schools)
Senior - a LOSER stand-in because my LOSER boyfriend was too busy cheating on me to go
What was your prom theme?
No themes for the military balls
Senior - I think it was "A Time to Remember" (not very memorable)
How much did your prom cost?
Military balls- don't remember if there was a fee. The dresses were storebought but my mother and I are skilled bargain shoppers
Senior year - not certain but between $50-$75. The dress was made by a family member and I had to fight tooth and nail for the color, the fabric, the style (suddenly strapless was too risque)...and it still wasn't done right!
I ripped up the dress a few years later to use for sewing projects. I gave away the jacket & I use the purse to hold my dry-erase markers.