Posted on 01/24/2005 8:32:44 PM PST by MisterRepublican
PROM princess or porn queen?
This prom dress is so skimpy, even the designer's CEO wouldn't let his teenage daughter wear it. But the dangerously revealing gown, prominently advertised in Seventeen Prom, YM Prom and Teen Prom, and on sale in a Midtown shop, is a top seller for the company this season.
"I was shocked when I first saw it, but now it's one of our top 20 dresses nationwide," says Nick Yeh, the CEO of Xcite, the Stafford, Texas, company that designed the dress and some 200 other styles this season.
"I have a 15-year-old daughter and, no, I would not recommend she wear this dress.
"As a businessman," he adds, "I'm not judging what a teenager should wear or not wear. It's up to the parents to decide for their own children."
In fact, some shops in smaller cities require girls to bring in parental permission slips to buy the dress, Yeh told The Post.
At Elite Designs, a formal shop in Midtown that has the barely-there gown on a mannequin, owner Surinder Nagpal says, "We've gotten a few calls about that dress. Originally, I wasn't going to stock [it], but my sales associate told me that girls would want it, so we're stocking it in black and red."
So far, says Helen Rodriguez, Nagpal's sales associate, no one has bought the $495 gown - but it just arrived.
(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...
Hey Quix,,you need to lighten up or your blood pressure is gonna be sky high.
Yep, still there... better check again.
I couldn't figure out if it was a real deal, but it wouldn't surprise me, the way people are, if it was real.
I had one bridedmaid dress that had silver sequins all across the bodice and straps. The bottom was pale pink polyesterish. The wedding was on a sunny day...when we took the pictures outside the glare from our chests was overwhelming. We looked like a bad Vegas girl group.
I had a dress like that... I made a saloon girl costume out of it.
Oh Lordy....you went to 2 weddings with a rainbow theme? Were you some sort of hippy? Why do brides do that to their friends?
I do not have to answer that question!
1. You have the right to remain silent and refuse to answer questions. Do you understand?
2. Anything you do say may be used against you in a court of law. Do you understand?
3. You have the right to consult an attorney before speaking to the police and to have an attorney present during questioning now or in the future. Do you understand?
4. If you cannot afford an attorney, one will be appointed for you before any questioning if you wish. Do you understand?
5. If you decide to answer questions now without an attorney present you will still have the right to stop answering at any time until you talk to an attorney. Do you understand?
6. Knowing and understanding your rights as I have explained them to you, are you willing to answer my questions without an attorney present?
Was there ever a funeral on the death of shame in our culture?
Whatever happened to the idea that there are consequences for choices?
I think I am really really out of the loop and old fashioned.
I don't think cleavage is even proper till one is married and 30. The strapless wedding dress trend has dismayed me.
Darn.
Holy clanking f'nord!!! Can that even be legal?
Is this the one in the article?
http://www.formalfashion.com/Spldisp.asp?productid=IMPRP376&catid=Impression&SubCat=Xcite
Prom Patriot is not too bad....until you notice the material.
Great idea.
Though, I suspect his royal denseness would not learn anything from it that we'd like him to learn.
Not so silent there.
That dress looks like a hospital johnny more than anything!
Can you lighten him up. He is gonnna explode if he keeps looking at outrageous freeper pics.
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