This time, a mall houses The Prom Boutique. The provided the free financial place for the three weekends the boutique has been opened.
Charlotte Lacy is a young, along with Olivia Villanova, a freshman at Redwood High School in Larkspur. They began working on the project for the next year it was in existence.
Many Leadership Club people gave their moment before, during, and after the three-week event.
Participants were given the task of choosing their dresses, accessories, and carefully wrapping and storing items in a blue paper shop bag by first-year students and sophomores.
Lacy said,” We have so many sorts of clothes, so many styles, and so many styles, we have beautiful people if that’s your design”.
Clothes of all colours and all fabric, including silk, lace, velvet, and sequined, were hung on hangers, and sorted by length.
There was something to fit all, and it came in a variety of sizes and styles. Additionally available are hour bags, jewelry, and strappy boots with feet.
Anyone who wants to enroll graduation can attend the event, which is where the leadership project began.
The largest hurdle is usually income, for a dress, a journey, and the solution to the graduation itself.
In addition to reducing fast fashion waste, Prom Boutique’s extra advantages included reducing the number of times students have chosen not to use their prom dress more than once.
Whereas previous year’s completely prom dress raffle offered about 250 garments, this year the Prom Boutique hopes to give out over 600 clothes.
Many dresses were donated by name-brand fashion retailers, who typically sell bridesmaid dresses and formal wear for more than$ 100.
In the complete- length window of the wholesale store, three mannequins sport much, strapless dresses, one a light- colored decorative with a single over- the- shoulder sleeve. They all sparkle under the bandwidth lights, with glitter and glitter glistening. The long red carpets with velvet cords that lead customers to the array of colorful dresses displayed on racks, arranged by size, are accessible through the front dual doors.
Tamalpais High School is where Lilly Rubinstein is a top at. She was delighted with the fabric and the choices.
” The amount of choices, there are so many, and it’s really nice that they’re all for completely because prom gowns are definitely expensive”, said Rubenstein.
Lacy said,” These clothes, they’re product new with tags, and there’s something really special about being able to walk away with a shopping bag with a new outfit that no one’s actually worn before.’
The variety of choices and styles was appreciative of customers. Additionally, families are thrilled.
Eyla, a rookie at a Marin County high school, and Alisa Arquilevich of Mill Valley stopped by to buy.
Arquilevich said“, I’m blown apart. When she said all the dresses were free, I did n’t believe her.
It’s not just a product. According to Lacy, it’s a product that increases self-assurance without having a price tag.
She said”, Our full job here is to crack down that stigma, so this is for everybody, no matter if you can purchase it or not, because everybody should be able to go prom, whether you can purchase it or not.”
Although The Prom Boutique primarily sells dresses, there are also ties and sports coats.
Villanova, Lacy, and the leadership team have had a humbling experience.
Lacy said”, This has been an eye- opening experience for me, because we live in Marin, and we’re often known as being a wealthy community, but in reality, not everyone has the same privileges and can afford a prom dress, so this is a really cool experience.”
There’s still room for more donations and upcycling, according to Lacy.
One of our goals this year is to encourage people to return their dresses as they do when they pick out new ones so we can continue recycling and protect the planet by rocking your same outfit the next year.
The Prom Boutique’s final day was on Saturday at the Village in Corte Madera.
They are accepting donations for the following year because they anticipate it to be even bigger.
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