Posted on 03/26/2006 3:39:31 AM PST by Liz
GLAM GAL: "You only do prom once, and I've been planning this for over a year," says Brooklyn 17-year-old Jenna Cossuto. Photo: Graham Morrison
Jenna Cossuto spent $2,400 on her custom-made dress. She'll rent a 22-seat stretch Hummer to transport her closest friends to privately booked Gotham Hall. And then it's off to the swanky South Street Seaport at Bridgewater and afterward, a party in Crobar's VIP section before a long weekend in a Hamptons beach house.
But this once-in-a-lifetime weekend isn't for Cossuto's wedding. It's for this 17-year-old's senior prom.
She's part of a growing generation of teens who think of prom as the end all, be all of their young lives. "Teens think of prom as their Oscar night. They want to look and feel like celebrities," says Gina Kelly, fashion director at Seventeen magazine.
According to a Seventeen prom survey, girls spend an average of $833 for dress, shoes and accessories......(and) shell out $135 on beauty products, $105 at the salon and $206 for tickets and limos.
"I'm not sure exactly how much I'll spend, but probably thousands and thousands," said Cossuto. If she gets all she wants, the total will exceed $10,000. "My parents are just happy that I saved up myself for the dress, and they'll obviously help me pay for everything else I need."
Beyond the designer Jovani dress, which includes multi-carat Chopard diamonds, Cossuto got $550 Gucci shoes, a matching handbag, tanning sessions, eyebrow shaping and professional hair and makeup for the big day, June 7.
The only thing she hasn't nailed down? A date. "I don't care about that as much," said the teen, who will go to college at Florida International University in Miami. "I'll have one, but I don't want to make the wrong decision."
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Guess you didn't see how her dad makes his money LOL!
I recently found my senior prom picture, so I know what she looked like darned if I can remember her name.
And I can tell you without a doubt, whether it cost $2500 or $25, if I was her date...there'd be only ONE concern I'd have about that dress... ;)
That's what EVERY male is thinking when they go to prom. I will admit to renting the tuxedo, but it was an investment that paid off later.
lol!
bttt
Congrats on the great prom and marriage.
I went to three proms in total with three different girls and I bet they did not even spend a thousand dollars total between the three of them (in fact I am pretty positive on that) and we still had a great time. The thing with this girl is that her father is probably some producer or someone like that who probably thinks ten thousand dollars is what one hundred dollars is to us. I still don't think it is right, but that could be an explanation. Can you imagine her marriage...one million dollars at least (for three years max before the divorse of course - LOL).
Except she comes from Brooklyn.
One of the big reasons why I turned down the three guys who asked me to the prom. I never had any delusions about what prom night means to many guys.
That's why I'm going to hell where all my friends will be! ;-) Plus, if heaven is populated with the types of people who are certain they are going to heaven, I don't really want to spend eternity there.
The terrorists finalize their next wave of attacks, China grows stronger and becomes one step closer to realizing their 1000 year dream of world domination, a million illegal invaders swarm the border, never to leave...
Let her and her friends have their prom! For this will be the highlight of what will prove to be a sad, wasted life cut short by the cruel, cruel, world surrounding them (and getting ever-so-closer).
And people here mock men who look for wives overseas.
How much fun could she have in that dress? (Keep it clean now!) She's have to carry the train around all night.
....."I was just looking for a chance to get laid."......
This girl appears to be very doable!
I hope you have lived happily everafter.
If I remember the Woody Allen Movie correctly, the next line would be:
q. So what are you doing Saturday Night?
a. Committing suicide.
q. How bout Friday Night?
I just found a picture from my junior prom, and my ex girlfriend has the worst look on her face! She looks like she has no interest in being there!
Do they really?
In here?
I'm honestly surprised.
If you have enough game, you can play past that 80%, but I sure would never mock or discourage you from making a choice like that. So long as you have your eyes wide open..
Well said my friend . The spoiled little witches in my town can make you puke. Big cars , cell phones , designer clothes and their noses in the air.The parents are even worse. Shallow phonies , usually without a brain in their heads.
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