Tartan Prom dresses for young ladies

[piperdbh]

I'm actually in the planning stages of a tartan corset, of course having issue finding Davidson in light enough fabric to pull it off.

I happen to have 4 yards of tartan Davidson in a tie-weight fabric. PM me if interested.

[Squeaky McMurdo]

Alan...I gotta say that this is the only one that looks like a prom dress to me. The rest look like Clubbing wear or (maybe) Summer Bridesmaid dresses.



I'm sure I don't speak for all of the ladies, but I've never seen a short prom dress. I will admit though, it's been 6 years since I went to prom.

--Chelsea McMurdo--

[Alan H]

I wish I could show you the Prom and Homecoming pictures I'm seeing/getting for this year and last year. My "sample" is: A.) My oldest nephew-in-law, his best friend, another guy in their tuba section and their three dates. The live in Southern California B.) My friend Kathy's sisters two boys, and two of their friends and their four dates. They live in Bellingham, Washington ... C.) My friend Jim' son, his best friend, two guys on their high schools wrestling team, and their four dates. Jim lives in Colorado. D.) My friend Pat's son, and his date. Pat lives in Northern California.

So that's hardly an exhaustive survey! What strikes me, though is the uniformity of what the girls are wearing. Almost all of them are wearing a "little black dress" that is super short. My nephews date is wearing a strapless dress, gathered and belted just under the bustline. Above the belt the dress is a blue and white floral pattern. Below, it's straight black. She has "strappy" high heels on, and isn't wearing nylons, she's bare-legged.

Every single girl in the picture from Washington is wearing a classic "little black dress" in one variation or another. They're all bare-legged with high heels with very slim foot straps. The girls in Colorado have a little bit more variety, but again, black is the color of choice. One of the Colorado girls is wearing...I don't know what to call them, but they're basically like high heeled boots that only come up to ankle high. One girl is wearing a red belt. The rest...."little black dress" and super-short.

The girl from Northern California is also wearing black, and black heels, but she's wearing patterned lace hose. She has a corsage on her wrist.

This is sure not what girls wore to my proms in 1974 and 1975!

NOTE: the picture with my nephew and his friends and their dates is actually a Homecoming dance picture.

[Cygnus]

Great dresses, Alan, and they certainly would be a nice change from what one sees nowadays.

Because of your impeccable taste, here's an award:


Thanks again, for a breath of fresh, tartan air.

[Danwell]

I saw this one a while ago, and really liked it...

[BoldHighlander]

I wish I could show you the Prom and Homecoming pictures I'm seeing/getting for this year and last year. My "sample" is: A.) My oldest nephew-in-law, his best friend, another guy in their tuba section and their three dates. The live in Southern California B.) My friend Kathy's sisters two boys, and two of their friends and their four dates. They live in Bellingham, Washington ...

Every single girl in the picture from Washington is wearing a classic "little black dress" in one variation or another. They're all bare-legged with high heels with very slim foot straps.

I live in Bellingham, and use to volunteer as a high school youth leader (5 yrs). I can attest to the popularity of the "little black dress" in my area Alan.

[Mike_Oettle]

That item posted by Danwell is a stunning outfit that any young lady should be proud of!
I like to see a woman in a long skirt, so the (alomost) Royal Stewart number has my vote as well.
But since many young lasses prefer short skirts, we should not dismiss the other examples presented.
My only quibble with Alan H’s first picture is that the placement of the kilt pin raises the skirt a bit too high.
Regards,
Mike

[Alan H]

I saw this one a while ago, and really liked it...

Yes, I absolutely love that dress. Sure, I drool over the model IN the dress, too, but the dress. Wow. Just wow.

Interestingly enough, dresses like that have pretty much been universally panned by all the women here at X Marks, as well as every single woman I've ever showed that picture to. As in "Well that's a very pretty dress, but no, I'd never wear it".

There's a very, very VERY VERY large gulf between what us guys would like our women to wear, and what those same women would ever consider even trying on.

[Alan H]

That item posted by Danwell is a stunning outfit that any young lady should be proud of!
I like to see a woman in a long skirt, so the (alomost) Royal Stewart number has my vote as well.
But since many young lasses prefer short skirts, we should not dismiss the other examples presented.
My only quibble with Alan H’s first picture is that the placement of the kilt pin raises the skirt a bit too high.
Regards,
Mike

Remember Mike, this is a dress that just so happens to be tartan, for a young lady. It has nothing whatsoever to do with "kilts". As such, the "kilt guidelines" kind of don't apply, here and even if they did, young fashionistas will do what they want anyway. It just happens to be something that I thought a young lady might possibly wear that might look good with her young lad, who happens to also be wearing tartan.....in his kilt, hopefully with the kilt pin in more or less the right place.

[Mike_Oettle]

No, Alan, I was not looking at the dress as being anything like a kilt (after all, it is more than just a skirt, and it is not pleated).
I was taken aback at the general inappropriateness of pinning the bottom of the rather short skirt, so rendering it almost indecent.
Regards,
Mike