How to Select a Homecoming Dress
Homecoming is a time to celebrate school spirit. There will be a ton of fun activities to rally your enthusiasm the week before, and of course, everyone will gather to cheer the football team on to victory. It's typically a lot less formal than prom, but still calls for a special dress.
- Difficulty:
- Moderately Easy
Instructions
Things You'll Need
- Dresses
- Evening Handbags
- Hair Accessories
- High Heels
- Women's Dress Sweater
- Jewelry
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Listen to the chatter amongst the upperclassmen if this is your first homecoming. Learn whether your school hosts a semiformal or just a dressy homecoming dance.
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Give yourself plenty of options, and the opportunity to step out in a dress no other girl will be wearing. Visit the department stores and boutiques across town, or shop online for a selection of dresses not carried in your hometown shops.
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Pass on the full-length dresses and look at styles that hit at, just above, or just below the knee. For more formal functions, consider dresses made of satin, velvet or a sequined knit.
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Try on a sleeveless shift dress in cotton sateen or a short-sleeved jewel-neck dress in a shiny black jersey. When the fall temperatures are really low, pair one of these with a fuzzy angora sweater, and don't forget your coat.
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Let prints or trims dress up an otherwise simply cut dress. Look for an off-the-shoulder dress with ruffled or fringed edging, or a knit dress with rhinestone or beaded trim.
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Tips & Warnings
If your date is tall, think about wearing heels. Wear wedge sandals with a slip dress, or pair slingback pumps with a long-sleeved dress.
Skirts are definitely an option for homecoming. Pair a colorful embroidered pullover with a knee-length slim skirt and low heels.
Dress up your hair with decorative clips, and slip on a nice necklace or bracelet.
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Comments
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why does the dress need to be short? We freshman are already short enough!
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PapaG
Oct 13, 2007
Most of it is common sense! -
PapaG
Oct 13, 2007
Most of it is common sense!
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budgetbabe
Sep 15, 2007
i also recommend asking upperclassmen what to wear. for my freshman homecoming dance, i showed up wearing a creme colored brocade number with a floral print, scalloped neckline and flutter sleeves. Um yeah, it was hideous. (My mom thought it would be savvy to recycle my 8th grade graduation dress.) At any rate, I arrived unfashionably on time and then proceeded to watch in horror as one by one, the other girls arrived, EACH wearing a short to mid-length little black dress, accessorized with no more than a single strand pearl necklace. Needless to say, I felt out of place but never made that fashion faux-pas again. Sure, we should be ourselves, but when you're a freshman in high school, most of us just want to fit in. We can experiment later when we become more comfortable in our own skin. :)
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Sep 03, 2006
For strappy, low cut dresses, have at least some of your hair up. If your hair is down, and it is below shoulder length, it covers what you are trying to show off. Find a necklace that compliments the neckline of the dress instead. For higher necked dresses, definitely go for a classy up-do. If your dress has a wild asymmetrical neckline, having your hair down, but styled would be a good look. And if you are getting your hair done in a salon, schedule it for at least 4 hours before you have to leave, just in case something happens and changes have to be made. That one I learned the hard way.
