Alter into a shorter dress: Not all dresses can be altered into a shorter dress. For a dress that bodycon dresses can be altered into a cocktail dress look for a-line silhouettes.
Oddly enough, the OmbreProm policy even goes so far as to state that all students and their dates must adhere to “gender-specific formal wear.” Apparently, the nuns and priests want to see boys in boy-clothes and girls in girl-clothes. No young lady will be given the option to wear a top-hat-and-tails, and no young man can show up to the event wearing a lacy camisole with a two piece prom dresses pair of stiletto heels. Apparently, high school is no place for free expression, certainly not at OmbreProm anyway.
Nothing will make you more beautiful, than wearing a gown that suits your coloring and fits your personality. Never be afraid to think different. Select classy gowns in fall shades like greens, dark blues, and purples. As a general rule, you can never go wrong with darker colors because they go nicely with every skin type. Black and hot pink are perfect colors for Homecoming night. A dress that fits you just right and represents who you really are, will make you sparkle on the dance floor.
The underlying concern not specifically stated in the antiquated school mermaid prom dresses policy is that sexy clothes leads to drinking, drugs, and sex. But many parents who attended proms in the 80’s wearing dresses made from yards of Taffeta know all too well. The dress has little to do with whether or not the student will engage in a night of debauchery.
Added to that, she says this is a generation "where we're always watching each other."