Lest
high school girls wear something regrettable on prom night (because that's
never happened before), school administrations are cracking down on the dress
code for those bright, shiny gowns.
The
Wall Street Journal finds that teenage girls are picking increasingly risqué
prom dresses, featuring "low-slung backs, thigh-high slits and
midriff-bearing cutouts." In response, some school principals are
enforcing stricter guidelines and even creating elaborate PowerPoint slideshows
showing photos of "acceptable" and "unacceptable" dresses.
So
what's not allowed? As it turns out, all sorts of red carpet trends, like side
cutouts, plunging backless-ness (no Hilary Swank dresses), overly exposed
midriffs and -- this is the biggie -- no sheer.
Part
of the issue, points out the Journal, is that requirements like those encompass
what plenty of celebs wear. Jennifer Lopez, "Dancing With The Stars"
costumes and the wardrobes of "The Real Housewives" are apparently
serving as fashion inspiration for excited young teens.
Which
makes us wonder if the administrators making the rules are concerned with
modesty or simply good fashion prom dresses.
In the case of banning sideboob, sheer hems and excessively exposed midriffs,
they may be addressing both and doing an entire generation of girls a favor.
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