Prom is as close as most teens will get to having a red-carpet moment. Finding the perfect dress, strapping on high-heeled sandals, styling hair and makeup are all preparation for the flashes that will pop when you’re finally ready for the big night.
So what do you need to be sure you make memories and not meltdowns? Take some tips from the Hollywood crowd and prepare like you’re going into battle, not kicking back with friends.
Heidi Klum and Penelope Cruz don’t just roll out of bed looking picture-perfect the day of an awards ceremony. Yes, they have glam squads of stylists to see that every eyelash is in place, but the savvy promgoer can create her own fashion and beauty plan.
Plan is the operative word. Jorge Ramon, a celebrity stylist and host of “10 Years Younger” on Discovery says to start by “peeling it all the way back to what you want to look like: romantic, classic, trendy or wild. Start thinking about that first, and then you can find your dress.”
Ramon also advocates getting the right garments to wear under your dress. “The don’t call them foundations for nothing — you need something to build on, whether it’s a convertible bra or a waist cincher.
“I’ve dressed enough celebrities to know that it doesn’t matter if they’re a size 2 or a 22; they all wear shapers. They hold you in, give you confidence. A lot of the dress fabrics are silk or satin and show every dimple on your body. You don’t want to look down and see your belly button through the dress.”
Another staple in Ramon’s and every other stylist’s kit is double-sided tape, which helps a dress cling to the body instead of gaping and revealing skin. “The girls want to wear daring dresses, but don’t want to be exposed,” says Marni Bumsted, who co-founded Hollywood Fashion Tape with costumer Jane Dailey. “We make different sizes that are great for proms,” she says. “Large trapezoid pieces can be used on the sides of strapless dresses, curved pieces are for the front of princess- style necklines and you can use skinny strips for spaghetti straps and even straps on shoes.”
The tape can be used to anchor garment to garment or fabric to skin. Ramon’s trick to make the tape look natural and not bunch is to apply it to the skin and let the garment attach on top, rather than putting the tape on the dress and then sticking it onto the skin.
[Source: Denver Post]
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