http://www.citizensugar.com/ Breaking News, Together. en http://www.citizensugar.com/1648354 <p>Though Cinderella might have been the quintessential rags-to-riches story ending in a lavish ball, the current mean-stepmother economic reality has many prom-goers tightening their cummerbunds, and embracing a <a href="http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jTJAju7uMQtjpcaMbBGFKc9GYmaAD90Q1Q6G0" target="_blank">cheap and charming</a> alternative. </p> <p><span class="inline left"><img src="http://images.teamsugar.com/files/upl1/10/104169/21_2008/57601891.preview.jpg" alt="" title="" class="image preview" height="357" width="550"></span><br /> It hasn't been uncommon for modern teens to spend anywhere between seven hundred and a thousand dollars on just the prom dress — a lavish spectacle egged on by shows like MTV's <b>My Super Sweet Sixteen</b> — but as more and more families are finding it harder just to pay rising fuel and food costs, the clock is striking midnight on luxuries like pricey prom-wear. To see how proms are getting an '08 budget makeover, </p> <p><a href="http://www.citizensugar.com/1648354">read more</a></p> http://www.citizensugar.com/1648354#comment Economy Headline Prom Thu, 22 May 2008 09:00:52 -0700 CitizenSugar http://www.citizensugar.com/1648354 http://www.citizensugar.com/1622063 <!-- no strip poll --><!-- no rss --><div id="epoll-view-1622063"></div><script type="text/javascript">new Ajax.Request('/epoll/view/1622063',{method:'get',onSuccess:function(transport){var epoll=$('epoll-view-1622063');epoll.update(transport.responseText);}});</script><noscript><!-- /no rss --><p><p><span class="inline left"><img src="http://images.teamsugar.com/files/upl1/10/104169/19_2008/71085453.jpg" alt="" title="" class="image left preview" height="416" width="275"></span> Prom night in Houston brought out the corsages — and the controversy. One high school senior <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/05/12/see-the-dress-that-got-a_n_101311.html" target="_blank">came decked out</a> in a dress that school officials thought was less than suitable. Yellow criss-crosses of fabric made up the top portion of her custom-made frock. She said, "I actually like the dress. Everybody else likes my dress." The dress code did not approve.</p> <p>She was <a href="http://www.khou.com/news/local/education/stories/khou080509_tj_promdress.e4ef3d2b.html" target="_blank">stopped at the door</a> by a school official. The hopeful prom-goer said, "she shook her head, she was like you are not getting into this prom. We were arguing back and forth because I wanted to know why I can't get into my prom.” The dance of wills escalated from there. Even after offering cover up, she was still denied entrance. </p> <p>The school principal said, “It was revealing in such nature it was not appropriate for the prom." The student became furious and demanded entrance or a refund — the next thing she knew, the cops had been called and the tiny dancer was chauffeured away in a squad car. She says, "They didn't give me any options, but to go to jail or go home."</p> <p>Even the morning after, she still loves her prom dress. Was the school out of line? Should she have been allowed to cover up and dance? Was the dress and resulting argument too hot for high school?</p> <p><a href="http://www.gettyimages.com" target="_blank">Source</a></p> </p><!-- no strip poll --><form action="/1622063" method="post" id="epoll_view_voting"> <div><div class="poll"> <div class="vote-form"> <div class="choices"><div class="form-item"> <label>Teeny Prom Dress Earns Girl Accessories: Handcuffs. Fair?</label> <div class="form-item"> <label class="option"><input type="radio" name="edit[choice]" value="0" class="form-radio" /> Yes it's fair. Did you see it? It's not a dress. Kids go too far nowadays.</label> </div> <div class="form-item"> <label class="option"><input type="radio" name="edit[choice]" value="1" class="form-radio" /> The dress is too much, but handcuffs? I don't think we know the whole story.</label> </div> <div class="form-item"> <label class="option"><input type="radio" name="edit[choice]" value="2" class="form-radio" /> No. It wasn't see through. If she was comfortable, fine. Times are a changing.</label> </div> <div class="form-item"> <label class="option"><input type="radio" name="edit[choice]" value="3" class="form-radio" /> Other. I've got my tiara on and I'm ready for the comments. </label> </div> </div> </div><input type="hidden" name="edit[nid]" id="edit-nid" value="1622063" /> <input type="submit" name="op" value="Vote" class="form-submit" /> </div><input type="hidden" name="edit[form_id]" id="edit-form_id" value="epoll_view_voting" /> </div> </div></form> <!-- no strip poll --></noscript><!-- no strip poll --> http://www.citizensugar.com/1622063#comment Citizen Poll Dress Code Freedom of Speech Laws Poll Prom Texas Mon, 12 May 2008 09:00:09 -0700 CitizenSugar http://www.citizensugar.com/1622063