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I think it’s perfectly acceptable for schools to have a limit on what their students can wear to prom. 

My prom wasn’t funded or even hosted by my school, so they couldn’t have a say in what we wore, although it really would have been nice….I felt like some of the girls needed to find a blanket to cover themselves up.

i don’t think that model is wearing underwear. That hoop that’s on her hip is a perfect portal to her butt and other parts. Truly not prom material 

I’m all for the Banned List. GIRLS are trying so hard to be sexy and look older, it disgusts me. Call me a prude, but showing THAT much skin is just a desperate way for seeking attention. If you already feel beautiful, you don’t need to dress seductive and “trampy” to have people notice you. Have your confidence speak for itself.

At my prom, everyone who tried to be different and have the “sexiest” dress (one with less than 25% material and showing almost all their goodies if they bend down a certain way) ended up matching with 4 or 5 other girls at prom, no joke… My dress was a hand-me-down from my sister only because I already bought a dress for my Debut (the Filipino culture’s equivalent to an American’s Sweet 16 or the Latina’s Quinceñera) that was a month away from my senior prom. The dress I wore was an iridescent dress of midnight blue & eggplant purple. It was A-line, floor length, and almost corset like. It was simple, elegant, and easy to wear. I didn’t have to worry about anything falling out.

@pick_my_friggin_nose@xanga - I agree. Why does revealing copious amounts of flesh equate to sexy? Sexy is a state of mind and not necessarily what you wear.

There is already banned clothing in highschool so why shouldn’t prom be an exception.

I support it because Prom (unless otherwise specified) is a FANCY dress event. It’s also a privilege to go, not a right. You have to work to go. Well that can depend too. I know where I went to school if you werent doing good in senior year, you werent allowed to attend any special events or skip school during senior week because you had to make up work you missed in other to graduate.

I hate when girls use the pisspoor excuse of the lists killing uniqueness & creativity. There are endless ways to show off your personality & style without skin.My prom rules were no cleavage, mini dresses (2 inches above the knee max) & no asscrack. I saw some backless dresses that were elegant & the girls were still covered in the front. School dances are usually less strict & informal so save the party dresses for those days. Often times for some young people, prom is the only time they will dress up & go out so enjoy it!!

I agree what other people are saying.

Its a school, im sure they already have a dress code to begin with, so this shouldn’t be that big of a deal… Same sort of thing when that girl got her pictures done for the yearbook but she was wearing a mid drift shirt. Obviously it shouldn’t be in the year book when its against the dress code..

Although…
I remember getting in trouble in highschool because my shirt (It literally went down to my butt) rode up a little bit and yet, the cheerleaders wore those half shirt type things (we needed atleast 3 fingers width for straps).. A little.. Unfair imo…

I support this for many reasons.  And let’s be honest, 99% of females will not look good in a dress like that–let’s not unnecessarily scar people. 

That’s fine with me; I didn’t go to prom to witness all the drunk girls “accidentally” flash their goods. Which seemed to happen a lot..that’s what amateur night is for.

i don’t think its particularly practical for schools to do that, but really girls?  you wanna wear something that tacky to prom?

yes! they def need to ban dresses like this!

@pick_my_friggin_nose – exactly right, ladies

@eatdrinkandbemaryy@xanga - haha true, girls shouldn’t be wanting to wear those to prom, but in the school’s opinion, better safe than sorry right? 

um, I’m not a teenager. Some of these dresses are awesome! let’s get brand names and where to buy please?

Thx

Wow, all of those look majorly slutty for prom.  And for pretty much anything else I guess, but an adult woman wearing that is a little different than a 16-year-old attention-seeking girl wearing it.  Here’s a good rule of thumb: if you crop out the skirt and the rest of the dress looks like a stripper/exotic dancer outfit, it’s too slutty for prom.

I do agree, but I have to say that that first picture (if it were altered a bit so it isn’t so… exposing), is breathtaking!

prom is for high school juniors and seniors, amirite? who back in my day were typically 16 and 17 years old, respectively, with just a handful of 18 year old seniors… who designs a dress like this for minors? ugh.

These dresses are nothing compared to this dress.

@starcrossedloversdivine@xanga - Oh my… She’s practically wearing a bathing suit.

The teachers should show up wearing these prom dresses, no student would ever think of wearing them again!

Things have changed so much. Our society is a hypersexualized one, where everyone tries to compete for being the hottest, or the sexiest. 
Young women shouldn’t have to feel more attractive by wearing skimpy clothing, and they shouldn’t be pressured into wearing skimpy clothing either. You are beautiful, no matter what they say, after all!
Hear hear for the ban!

Wow, were those pictures from a PROM DRESS website or a STRIPPER WEAR website?  I don’t see anything wrong with a school having a dress code for the prom.  The dresses pictured above are definitely too sexy for YOUNG LADIES to be wearing to a fancy dress event.  How can one be a lady with all their goodies showing if they accidentally turn too quickly?  Thank goodness someone had the brains to say that maybe some dresses are too sexy for prom.

I think they should wear what they want as long as it is formal, some if not most will not be dressing this formal ever again.

The main  purpose for schools having a dress code in general is to limit distractions and to be able to tell who does not belong. At a prom you  do not have to worry about being distracted from school work and you have to show up with ID and if you bring someone from a different school you have to fill out paperwork for that person.
Yes I agree that they should be confident in them selfs with out trying to stick everything out there, but what does it hurt?

All I saw was Jessica Rabbit revamped in that last red one. haha

It’s prom… IT’s supposed to be a formal event… Just because it has sparkles doesn’t make it formal… -.-

I’m all for expressing yourself but this look’s more like beauty pageant dresses…  I wouldn’t say they are all tacky but they are not Prom appropriate. (I don’t mean skeezy, just not right for prom is all.)

I wore a Ball Gown for Prom… This is the exact one… http://www.shopofbrides.com/images/Anne_Photo/2007%20Prom%20Dresses/DaVinci/enlarged/DaVinci%200250.jpg

Yeah it had a low cut but it was a  Late night formal. 

My school is stupid like this, hence why i’m not going to prom. If you want to dress like a whore then that is your own choice and NOT the school’s. Everyone has left school by my prom and they still tell us what to do? No Thanks.

The gown I wore was very similar to the main image at the top.  I looked incredible.  It was pretty revealing but beautifully done.  It was gold silk and covered in beading.  Completely open back and sides with a high slit. 

A group of women came up to me at dinner and another woman at my prom asking to take a photo of my dress. 
I don’t feel like it was inappropriate.  It doesn’t matter what the girl wears to her prom, because I bet everyone still misbehaved at the after party.  ;)

While I think there should be some exceptions to the school dress code for fancy dress, these dresses are all WAY too revealing. My sort of exception would be thin/no straps or low back (but not ass showing). I wore a strapless ballgown-y dress to senior prom, but it wasn’t revealing in the boob area and it was tight enough not to fall off.

We were always told “remember the 2 Bs. No butt, no boobs, no belly. And not too much back Also, imagine my face when you look in the mirror. If I am not happy, do no wear it.”

I’m for the banned list. High school girls should not be concerned with looking “sexy”. Young girls should not be encouraged to flaunt their not-yet-developed bodies. Girls who do this are seeking attention in all the wrong ways. 

Our rule at my former highschool was always, it has to follow the dress code, and I think thats completely fair. Though I won’t lie, I like the black sparkly one in this entry. Maybe if it were longer. Hmm.